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Kolan. Ansikte brunt med insjunkna kinder. Utstående öron. Luckor i bettet. Höjd: 24 om. Bredd: 22 cm. Ceylon. 0 [ocr] Mask, dantoberre. Sri Lanka Ceylon Mask, dantoberre. 1916.9.81 Name and identification of character The drummer's son, Cukkiniya. Context The drummer's episode, referred to as Anabera Kolam (Sin.), in Kolam. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask carvers normally take pride in caricaturing the masks of commoners. This mask is a good example. The face with an uncouth, gaping mouth shows the naïveté of a jocose character. Protruding teeth are shown, with gaps in between. The face is painted in brown. 2000 05 15 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0081 Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.81 Name and identification of character The drummer's son, Cukkiniya. Context The drummer's episode, referred to as Anabera Kolam (Sin.), in Kolam. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask carvers normally take pride in caricaturing the masks of commoners. This mask is a good example. The face with an uncouth, gaping mouth shows the naïveté of a jocose character. Protruding teeth are shown, with gaps in between. The face is painted in brown. 2000 05 15 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0081