mask

Gult ansikte med kindskägg och mustascher. Mycket brett pannband. Sidostyckena fransade. Den höga kronan röd. De upphöjda ränderna i kronan svarta. Däremellan vita strimmor. Höjd: 65 cm. Bredd: 46 cm. [ocr] Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.56 Name and identification of character Kolam mask depicting a king, raja (Sin.). The name of the king is unidentifiable. Context The story portion of Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The head-dress is shaped lika a dome, with a pinnacle-crest. The face is painted lemon yellow. The eyes are very sharp and the mouth is closed with a determined look. The elevated position of the character is revealed by the prominent moustache, slightly curved, and the side-whiskers, which cover the chin as well. The forehead band extends downwards, joining with the shoulder blades, which are decorated with bamboo-leaf pattern, paturu mostaraya (Sin.). 2000 03 15 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0056 Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.56 Name and identification of character Kolam mask depicting a king, raja (Sin.). The name of the king is unidentifiable. Context The story portion of Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The head-dress is shaped lika a dome, with a pinnacle-crest. The face is painted lemon yellow. The eyes are very sharp and the mouth is closed with a determined look. The elevated position of the character is revealed by the prominent moustache, slightly curved, and the side-whiskers, which cover the chin as well. The forehead band extends downwards, joining with the shoulder blades, which are decorated with bamboo-leaf pattern, paturu mostaraya (Sin.). 2000 03 15 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0056