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Mask, singhya kolan. Sri Lanka Ceylon Lejon, gult, med rödbrun, svartschatterad man. Det bladformade ornamentet i pannan saknas inte heller här. Längd: 30 cm. Höjd: 23 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.185 Name and identification of character A lion, simhaya (Sin.). Context The lion is an animal character in a solo dance in Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask is painted in yellow with a mixture of reddish brown. The face is gorgeously coloured and floridly decorated with Kandyan art motifs. The imposing crest enhances the heraldic aspect of the lion figure. The mask is deeply hollowed from the inside. A panel of red and black petal designs is seen on the forehead. The ears are raised, indicating that the animal is on the prowl. This presentation of the lion is popularly known as kesara simha (Sin.), with a prominent mane and crest. It has a long and stout snout, spike shaped canine teeth and two curved eye-teeth in an open mouth. There is no tongue, although there is a nail inside the mouth indicating that there has been one (usually made of leather and fixed inside the mouth with a nail). Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 2000 06 06 1916.09.0185 Mask, singhya kolan. 1916.9.185 Name and identification of character A lion, simhaya (Sin.). Context The lion is an animal character in a solo dance in Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask is painted in yellow with a mixture of reddish brown. The face is gorgeously coloured and floridly decorated with Kandyan art motifs. The imposing crest enhances the heraldic aspect of the lion figure. The mask is deeply hollowed from the inside. A panel of red and black petal designs is seen on the forehead. The ears are raised, indicating that the animal is on the prowl. This presentation of the lion is popularly known as kesara simha (Sin.), with a prominent mane and crest. It has a long and stout snout, spike shaped canine teeth and two curved eye-teeth in an open mouth. There is no tongue, although there is a nail inside the mouth indicating that there has been one (usually made of leather and fixed inside the mouth with a nail). Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 2000 06 06 1916.09.0185 Sri Lanka Ceylon