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1916.9.93 Name and identification of character A Tamil woman referred to as achchi or Tangachchi (Sin.). Context Achchi appears with her husband in a humorous episode in Kolam called Demala Kolam (Sin.). Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography The turban is in folds, carved and painted in pale yellow and with black and pink lines. On top of it is a small, porch-like diadem, painted with petal and geometric designs. The face, with its straight nose, is painted in greenish yellow. There are fairly deep slots under the eyes. The mouth is closed and the lips painted in pink. There is one ear with an earring. The left ear is missing. 2000 06 09 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0093 Sri Lanka Ceylon Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.93 Name and identification of character A Tamil woman referred to as achchi or Tangachchi (Sin.). Context Achchi appears with her husband in a humorous episode in Kolam called Demala Kolam (Sin.). Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography The turban is in folds, carved and painted in pale yellow and with black and pink lines. On top of it is a small, porch-like diadem, painted with petal and geometric designs. The face, with its straight nose, is painted in greenish yellow. There are fairly deep slots under the eyes. The mouth is closed and the lips painted in pink. There is one ear with an earring. The left ear is missing. 2000 06 09 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0093