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(Ormdrottning). Gult ansikt med stora rödrandiga öron. Krona av tre kobror, vilka äro hopslingrade och bildar en, tjock valk .i pannan. Höjd: 34 cm. Bredd: 20 cm. [ocr] Mask, naga canyabe. Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.254 Name and identification of character The cobra demon Ratna Kuta. Context A character in a solo-dance in Kolam. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The head-dress is composed of three cobra-hoods rising from a turban-shaped forehead band. The coils extend downwards along the cheeks in the form of side-whiskers of a male character. The face is painted in yellow and has a rough texture. As in many other cobra masks, the centre cobra-hood is dilated and decorated with line and geometric designs. The mouth is twisted and clumsy in appearance. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The identification of the mask as depicting a cobra maiden is incorrect. 2000 06 05 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Mask, naga canyabe. 1916.09.0254 Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.254 Name and identification of character The cobra demon Ratna Kuta. Context A character in a solo-dance in Kolam. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The head-dress is composed of three cobra-hoods rising from a turban-shaped forehead band. The coils extend downwards along the cheeks in the form of side-whiskers of a male character. The face is painted in yellow and has a rough texture. As in many other cobra masks, the centre cobra-hood is dilated and decorated with line and geometric designs. The mouth is twisted and clumsy in appearance. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The identification of the mask as depicting a cobra maiden is incorrect. 2000 06 05 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0254