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Sri Lanka Ceylon Ansikte gult med stort helskägg och brett utdragen mun. Möåsa körsbärsröd med gult nummer. Höjd: 28 cm. Bredd: 18 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.109 Name and identification of character This Kolam mask can be used as representing either a Moorish police sergeant, marakkala sajan (Sin.), or a sepoy, an Indian policeman in the British colonial police force, sipoy (Sin.). Context The Moorish policeman is a character in the story portion, Gon-koti kathava (Sin.), in Kolam. The sepoy is a character in the dance of the policemen, called Polis Kolama. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask depicts a combination of two ethnic figures, a Moorish policeman and a sepoy. The number M270 is registered on the cap. ¿M¿ is possibly indicating ¿Marakkala¿, meaning a Moor. The colour combination is contrastive; the face is yellow, the beard is black and the cap is red. The face displays a fierce look. The mouth is demonic in appearance and the staring eyes add to the angry look. 2000 07 10 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0109 1916.9.109 Name and identification of character This Kolam mask can be used as representing either a Moorish police sergeant, marakkala sajan (Sin.), or a sepoy, an Indian policeman in the British colonial police force, sipoy (Sin.). Context The Moorish policeman is a character in the story portion, Gon-koti kathava (Sin.), in Kolam. The sepoy is a character in the dance of the policemen, called Polis Kolama. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask depicts a combination of two ethnic figures, a Moorish policeman and a sepoy. The number M270 is registered on the cap. ¿M¿ is possibly indicating ¿Marakkala¿, meaning a Moor. The colour combination is contrastive; the face is yellow, the beard is black and the cap is red. The face displays a fierce look. The mouth is demonic in appearance and the staring eyes add to the angry look. 2000 07 10 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0109 Sri Lanka Ceylon