mask

Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.120 Name and identification of character Possibly a village headman or a foreigner, game muladäniya (Sin.). Context Stage one in a Kolam performance. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The face is painted in yellowish white. The hair is parted in the middle, displaying an old, traditional hairstyle. Sideburns are cut and painted in black. The nose is broad and thick and the nostrils are painted in white. The mouth is closed and the lips are red. 2000 07 13 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Ansikte köttfärgat med polisonger. Högt sittande öron. Höjd: 25 cm. Bredd: 22 cm. [ocr] Sri Lanka Ceylon Face flesh-coloured with police songs. High seated ears. Height: 25 cm. Width: 22 cm. [ocr] 1916.09.0120 1916.09.0120 Sri Lanka Ceylon