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Ansikte ask-grått. Näsan framtill platt-tryckt. Öron rudimentära. Huvudbonad antydd genom ett skärmliknande utsprång. Höjd: 23 cm. Bredd: 18 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.153 Name and identification of character The Vädda overseer, vädi kankanama (Sin.) or a (Vädda??) fisherman, dheevarayek (Sin.). Context The mask can be used to represent two different characters, namely the overseer of the Vädda group, and a fisherman, both appear in the story portion in Kolam. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography A polished face with an ash-grey complexion. Two tiny, ash-grey ears with a red border, rudimentarily and crudely carved. The head-dress is in the shape of a black cap. A broad nose in triangular form. The moustache is drawn in black and is curved upwards at the ends. A closed mouth with lips painted in red. Carved eyelids and prominent pupils painted in black. 2000 05 03 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Samlingsbesök, 2021-10-05. Sri Lanka Mask, verdi kolan (vilde). Sri Lanka Ceylon Mask, verdi kolan (vilde). 1916.09.0153 Sri Lanka Ceylon Gathering, 2021-10-05. Sri Lanka Mask, verdi kolan (wild). Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.09.0153