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1916.9.18 Name and identification of character The mask may be identified as a high official in the Vädda king's retinue, possibly a vädda minister, vädi ämatiya (Sin.). Context This character appears in the later performances of the Maname Kathava (Sin.). Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography The crown is in the shape of a dagäba (Sin.), a relic dome; a dome in two rims and an outer decorative border flanking it. Unlike in the case of the Vädda king no teeth are shown. Normal curved whiskers of a king are drawn in black. The ear-blades are small, ending in a flower design. The left part is broken. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The Umlauff catalogue identifies it as Waddi Aematiya. It is presumably a miss spelling of Vädi ämatiya. 18 02 2000 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.09.0018 Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.18 Name and Name The Mask may be used as a high in the Aries king’s retinue, posThe a våda minister, vädi ämatiya (Sin.). Context This This in the later performances of the Maname Kathava Material Wood, vel-kaduru Iconography The ice in the light of a day meadow (Sin.), a relic dome; a dome in two rims and an outer border flanking it. Unlike in the case of the Aries king no UnUn Normal curved whiskers of a king in black. The ear-blades are small, ending in a flower design. The couple is. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The Umlauff catalogue identifies it as Waddi Aematiya. It is presumptuous miss spelling of Vädi ämatiya. 18 02 2000 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.09.0018