mask

Mask, naga canyabe. Sri Lanka Ceylon (Ormdrottning). Ansikte grönvitt, även ormhuvudet och kronan, som bildar mittlinjen i detta. Förlängningen av sidolapparna i pannbandet avbrutna. Höjd: 49 cm. Bredd: 24 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.291 Name and identification of character The queen of cobras, naga kumari (Sin.). Context A cobra demon character in stage two in a Kolam performance. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography A beautifully rendered naturalistic face of a lady belonging to the cobra maiden group. It has as its superstructure a fairly broad and expanded cobra hood. The face has a polished and smooth texture. The ears are elongated with earrings, todu (Sin.), attached to them. 2000 09 04 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0291 Mask, naga canyabe. 1916.9.291 Name and identification of character The queen of cobras, naga kumari (Sin.). Context A cobra demon character in stage two in a Kolam performance. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography A beautifully rendered naturalistic face of a lady belonging to the cobra maiden group. It has as its superstructure a fairly broad and expanded cobra hood. The face has a polished and smooth texture. The ears are elongated with earrings, todu (Sin.), attached to them. 2000 09 04 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0291 Sri Lanka Ceylon