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1916.9.274 Name and identification of character A demon mask of the gara group, molan gara (Sin.). Context A demon character in the demon dance in Kolam, Gara Nätuma (Sin.), in the demon ceremony Gara Yakuma (vide Preface), and in the finale of the god-rituals called Devolmaduva and Gammaduva. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The headdress is composed of three cobra-hoods. Two cobras flank the centre cobra, and frame the forehead of the mask in a decorative way. The centre cobra-hood is spread out and rises from the bridge of the nose. The eyebrows are ornamented in petal designs and painted in yellow and black. Protruding eyes. Broad nose. The mouth is wide and the gums painted in red. The lower jaw is moveable. The ear-discs are decorated in petal designs and painted in yellow, blue and red. The discs are popularly referred to as vatapat (Sin.), meaning round leaf fans. The two fangs are missing, although they can be seen in the Umlauff Catalogue. 2000 07 26 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Svart mask med stora, böjda huggtänder. Näsa med gula streck. öronskivor och ormar vitgrå. Höjd: 26 cm. Bredd: 38 cm. [ocr] Mask, garu kolan. Sri Lanka Ceylon Mask, garu kolan. 1916.09.0274 Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.274 Name and and A demon mask of the gara group, molan gara (Sin.). Context A demon A in the demon dance in Kolam, Gara Nätuma (Sin.), in the demon Gara Yakuma (vide Preface), and in the finale of the god-rituals Devolmaduva and Gammaduva. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) Iconography The heThe is composed of cobra-The. Two cobras flank the centre cobra, and frame the forehead of the mask in a Two way. The centre cobra-hood is spread out and from the bridge of the nose. The eyebrows are ornamented in petal The and The in yellow and black. Protruding eyes. Broad nose. The mouth is wide and the gums The in ed. The lower jaw is moveable. The ear-discs are in petal The and The in yellow, blue and red. The discs are popular for as vatapat. The two fangs are they, they can be seen in the Umlauff Catalogue. 2000 07 26 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Black mask with large, curved chopping teeth. Nose with yellow dashes. ear slices and snakes white gray. Height: 26 cm. Width: 38 cm. [ocr] Mask, garu kolan. Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.09.0274