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Mask, gurrule rasse. Sri Lanka Ceylon rasse. Denna mask, framgången ur den föregående, föreställer ett fullständigt fågelhuvud. Kinderna gula, näbben röd, till höger och vänster om kronan, som har formen av en dagoba eller ett reliktorn, (forts.) bägge hälfterna av en påfågelsstjärt, till vilka vingarna över öronskivorna ansluter sig. övernäbben omslingras av en gul orm. I pannan mellan de krusiga ögonbrynen ligger (med huvudet på kronan) också en orm och två andra reser sig på ömse sidor upp till den ur näbben. Höjd: 65 cm. Bredd: 69 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.315 Name and identification of character A demon character called naga-gurula (Sin.), a cobra-cum-gurulu (bird) demon. Context Satge two in a Kolam performance. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask belongs to the gurulu group, characterised by the bill painted in red. The circular ear-discs are ornamented with a lotus and petal design, pala-peti (Sin.), with foliage rising upwards. There is an abundance of cobras. A tiny cobra issues from the bill and two cobras emerge from the corners of the mouth. Another cobra is carved between the eyebrows. It represents a tilaka sign. Masks of the gurulu group have headdresses either in the shape of a relic-chamber, dagoba (Sin.), or in the form of a cotton flower. This mask has a dagoba in three tiers. The chamber itself is decorated with the leaves of the bo-tree, which is sacred to the Buddhists. The plumage spreads out in the shape of a crown ornamented with peacock feathers normally used in god-rituals. 2001 03 01 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0315 1916.9.315 Name and identification of character A demon character called naga-gurula (Sin.), a cobra-cum-gurulu (bird) demon. Context Satge two in a Kolam performance. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask belongs to the gurulu group, characterised by the bill painted in red. The circular ear-discs are ornamented with a lotus and petal design, pala-peti (Sin.), with foliage rising upwards. There is an abundance of cobras. A tiny cobra issues from the bill and two cobras emerge from the corners of the mouth. Another cobra is carved between the eyebrows. It represents a tilaka sign. Masks of the gurulu group have headdresses either in the shape of a relic-chamber, dagoba (Sin.), or in the form of a cotton flower. This mask has a dagoba in three tiers. The chamber itself is decorated with the leaves of the bo-tree, which is sacred to the Buddhists. The plumage spreads out in the shape of a crown ornamented with peacock feathers normally used in god-rituals. 2001 03 01 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Mask, gurrule rasse. 1916.09.0315 Sri Lanka Ceylon