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Mask, naga rasse. Sri Lanka Ceylon (Ormdjävul). Rött ansikte med gula ögonbryn. öronskivor gula. Av de ormpar, som höjer sig över den sistnämnda, är det inre gult med svarta teckningar, det yttre svart med gula teckningar. Ur näsborrarna kommer en kobra fram, som sträcker sig upp till ögonen. De fyra högt sittande ormarna i kronan äro vita, svarta och rödfläckiga. Höjd: 103 cm. Bredd: 67 cm. Ceylon. [ocr] 1916.9.296 Name and identification of character A cobra demon, naga raksaya (Sin.), or naga rassaya (Sin.). Context A demon character in stage two in a Kolam performance. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask has a demon face. The head-dress and the ears are ornamented with cobras. The head-dress is tall and narrow and is surmounted by five cobra hoods rising from the ornamented eyebrows of the facemask. Protruding eyes. Two cobras emerge from the nostrils. Two eye-teeth cross over the two cobras. The eyebrows are reduced to the normal design of demon masks, replete with geometric patterns and line drawings. Two other cobras appear on each side of the face, forming a spiral. The half-open mouth displays a shape commonly noticed in the masks of the Sanni category. 2000 09 05 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0296 Mask, naga rasse. 1916.9.296 Name and identification of character A cobra demon, naga raksaya (Sin.), or naga rassaya (Sin.). Context A demon character in stage two in a Kolam performance. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask has a demon face. The head-dress and the ears are ornamented with cobras. The head-dress is tall and narrow and is surmounted by five cobra hoods rising from the ornamented eyebrows of the facemask. Protruding eyes. Two cobras emerge from the nostrils. Two eye-teeth cross over the two cobras. The eyebrows are reduced to the normal design of demon masks, replete with geometric patterns and line drawings. Two other cobras appear on each side of the face, forming a spiral. The half-open mouth displays a shape commonly noticed in the masks of the Sanni category. 2000 09 05 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0296 Sri Lanka Ceylon