mask

1916.9.92 Name and identification of character A Tamil man, kadira (Sin.). Context Appears with his wife, referred to as achchi or tangachchi (Sin.), in a humorous episode in Kolam called Demala Kolama (Sin.). Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography A full turban. The folds are painted in pink, black and yellow lines. The ears are elongated with suspending ear-ornaments. The round face is painted in light yellow. The nose is flat. The eyebrows are drawn in a semi-circle. An imposing cork-screw moustache. The mouth is small and closed, with lips painted in red. The mask is cracked on the right side. 2000 06 09 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0092 Sri Lanka Ceylon Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.92 Name and identification of character A Tamil man, kadira (Sin.). Context Appears with his wife, referred to as achchi or tangachchi (Sin.), in a humorous episode in Kolam called Demala Kolama (Sin.). Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography A full turban. The folds are painted in pink, black and yellow lines. The ears are elongated with suspending ear-ornaments. The round face is painted in light yellow. The nose is flat. The eyebrows are drawn in a semi-circle. An imposing cork-screw moustache. The mouth is small and closed, with lips painted in red. The mask is cracked on the right side. 2000 06 09 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0092