mask

Ansikte blågrått med en stor böld på vänstra kinden och utomordentligt stora öron. På vänster sida i bettet fattas undertänderna och på höger sida övertänderna. Höjd: 23 cm. Bredd:-22 em. [ocr] Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.218 Name and identification of character A definite identification of this mask is not possible. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography Except for a missing tooth and a swelling on the cheek, indicative of an abscess, no other normally employed facial traits of a warrior are visible. Distinctive signs of warrior masks, such as leeches and gashes resulting from sword fights, are not seen in the mask. The mask cannot be a Sanni mask either. The side burns and the badly painted beard are not representative of Sanni demons. 2000 06 03 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0218 Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.218 Name and identification of character A definite identification of this mask is not possible. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography Except for a missing tooth and a swelling on the cheek, indicative of an abscess, no other normally employed facial traits of a warrior are visible. Distinctive signs of warrior masks, such as leeches and gashes resulting from sword fights, are not seen in the mask. The mask cannot be a Sanni mask either. The side burns and the badly painted beard are not representative of Sanni demons. 2000 06 03 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0218