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Ansikte gulbrunt. Rynkor målade i rött. Djupt insjunkna kinder. Haka spetsig och framskjtande.:Öron små. Turban vit med röda ränder åch gröna "kråkfötter". Höjd: 40 cm. Bredd: 23 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.61 Name and identification of character Kolam mask depicting the moneylender, hettiya or hettirala (Sin.). Context The moneylender appears in a humorous episode in Kolam. He enters the arena with his local assistant called Väligampitiya. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The head-dress is broad and tall and elaborately folded. It is in the form of a turban worn especially by people of Indian origin. It should be differentiated from the turban worn by the drummers; the former is a talappava, which is an expression in Tamil, and the latter is called uramava (Sin.) or jatava (Sin.). Moreover, the turbans of drummers are firmly tied white cloths with dangling ends. The head-dress of the moneylender is taller and broader than that of the drummer. It has no loose ends, and is shaped like a bundle-pack. The turban is painted in white (to suggest white cloth), and divided into folds with red and black lines. Crow-feet, kaka-pada (Sin,), designs are registered in green. The face is painted in lemon yellow. Red wavy lines have been painted on the forehead and around the chin. These are suggestive of wrinkles. Deep grooves are noticeable on the cheeks. The mask, while presenting the characteristics of a foreigner, chettiyar (Tamil) or hettiya (Sin.), is appealing as a fine example of caricature, which is a feature of traditional Sinhala mask-making. These traits along with colour combinations give the impression of a cunning and miserly man. The pointed nose in the form of a hawk's beak, the narrow and pointed chin, as also the wrinkles complete the picture of a moneylender. The penetrating eyes and the triumphant expression on his face are suggestive of the careful manner in which the moneylender surveys the customer before lending him the money. These details are fine examples of clever craftsmanship. The carver has shown his competence in digesting the familiar details of the character. The turban reveals very sensitive carving. Although the turban and the face are carved out of one piece of wood, subtle carving convinces the onlooker that the turban is detachable. The moneylenders normally do not wear the turban during the entire transaction. They remove the turban and place it on the table once he is confident that the customer has accepted his conditions. A few white teeth carved at irregular intervals, set in a black and red coloured mouth, captures the half-grin of the moneylender. Comments on the Umaluff Catalogue The mask is identified as depicting ¿Sacre¿ (which is a phonetically incorrect rendering of Sakra) in the Umlauff Catalogue. Sakra, the chief of gods, appears as an old man in the story named Sanda-kinduru Kathava (Sin.). There is no separate mask to represent this character. The dancers are in the habit of using the mask of a drummer to represent Sakra. But the mask of the moneylender, with the turban and other sculptural details is not used in this context. 2000 05 08 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Mask, sacre kolan. Sri Lanka Ceylon Mask, sacre kolan. 1916.09.0061 Sri Lanka Ceylon Face golden brown. Wrinkles painted in red. Deep sunken cheeks. Shake pointed and prosperous.: Ears small. Turban white with red stripes ride green “crow feet.” Height: 40 cm. Width: 23 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.61 Name and and Kolam mask Kolthe moneylender, hettiya or hettirala (Sin.) Context The moneylender The in a humThe in Kolam. He enters the arena with his local He Väligampitiya. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) Iconography The head-dress is broad and tall and educated. It is in the form of a turban It by people of Indian It. It is differentiated from the turban by the drummers; the forms is a speech appava, It is an expression in Tamil, and the latter is It amava (Sin.) or jatava (Sin.). Moreover, the turbans of drummers are Moreover tied white cloths with dangling ends. The head-dress of the moneylender is taller and The than that of the drummer. It has no friends, and is like a bundle pack. The turban is in white. Crow-feet, coa-pada (Sin,), Croin green. The face is The in lemon yellow. Red wavy lines have Red on the forehead and around the chin. These are suggestive of wrinkles. Deep grooves are Deep on the cheeks. The Mask, Picking the Mourning, the Mourning, the Mourning, the Mourning, the Mourning and the Mourning. These traits along with colour give the. The nose in the form of a hawk’s beak, the The and chin, as also the wrinkles The the The of a moneylender. The penetrating rating eyes and the triumphant expression on his face are suggestive of the careful The in the moneylender The the The before The him the money. These are love clever craftsmanship. The carver’s has a desire to use them. The turban reveals very carving. Although the turban and the face are carved out of a piece of wood, subtle carving es the onlooker that the turban is detachable. The moneylenders The do not wear the turban during the The. They are called the turban and place it on the table once he is They the They has his They his. A white wood carved at intervals, set in a black and red coloured mouth, captures the A grin of the moneylender. Comments on the Umaluff Catalogue The mask is The as The ning ¿Sacre ¿(The is a phoneThe rect rendering of Sakra) in the Umlauff Catalogue. Sakra, the Sakof estate, Sakas an old man in the story Sanda-kinduru Kathava There is no There mask to There this There. The dancers are in the habit of using the mask of a drummer to Sakra. But the mask of the moneylender, with the turban and other But But is not used in this But. 2000 05 08 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Mask, sacre kolan. Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.09.0061