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Mask, maru rasse. Riksmuseets etnografiska avdelning, sal 2 Sri Lanka Ceylon Name and identification of character A demon character referred to as purnaka, purnaka raksaya/rassaya (Sin.). Context Stage two in a Kolam performance. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask is characteristic of the demon Purnaka. There is a striking resemblance between the mask of the demon of death, maru rassa (Sin.), and the demon Purnaka. But both masks have distinctive styles and attributes, which allow for identification. For instance, the face in this mask is painted in an ash colour, a colour that plays down the ferocity of the demon. The face of maru rassa is normally painted in cherry red. Half-open mouth. Spike shaped teeth. Two eye-teeth. An ornamented crown in three tiers. The top tier is in the shape of flower pods painted in green. The middle tier has a panel of suli-väl (Sin.) decorations. The bottom tier comprises dagäba (relic chamber) shaped decorative pieces. These have been executed by the painters, commonly referred to as sittaru (Sin.), who are master painters of temple murals. The ears are in the shape of large discs, adorned with lotus flowers and foliage ornaments. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The character is incorrectly identified as the demon of death, maru rassa (Sin.). 2001 10 01 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Rödgult ansikte. Framtill i överkäken två stora huggtänder, mellan vilka den röda tungan kommer till synes. Gula öronskivor med bladarrange mang. Tredelad krona, gul, röd, och grön. Höjd: 38 cm. Bredd: 41 cm. [ocr] Riksmuseets etnografiska avdelnings nya utställning Mask, maru rasse. The Ethnographic Department of the Swedish National Museum, Room 2 Sri Lanka Ceylon Name and and A demon A to as purnaka, purnaka raksaya/rassaya (Sin.). Context Stage two in a Kolam performance. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) Iconography The Mask is The av the demon Purnaka. There is a There blance between the mask of the demon of death, maru rassa (Sin.), and the demon Purnaka. But both masks have different experiences and attributes, allow for But. For fear, the face in this mask is in an ash, a For that is down the ferocity of the demon. The face of maru rassa is The in cherry ed. Half-open mouth. Spike Spi Two Eyes. An ornamented An in An tiers. The top tier is in the The of flower pods in green. The The tier has a panel of suli-well (Sin.) The bottom tier comprises dagäba (relic The) The ative pieces. These have been executed by the painters, commonly to as sittaru (Sin.), These are master painters of These murals. The ears are in the ears of waste. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The concept of death, maru rassa. 2001 10 01 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka The new exhibition of the National Museum Ethnographic Department 1916.09.0344 Mask, maru rasse. 1916.09.0344 Riksmuseets etnografiska avdelning, sal 2 Sri Lanka Ceylon