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Mask, verdi kolan (vilde). Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.171 Name and identification of character A forest dwelling hunter, vädda (Sin.). Context This is a member of the vädda group, which appear in the story Maname Kathava (Sin.) in a Kolam performance. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The head-dress is tall and consists of three spires painted in green. The vädda people live in forests and develop skill in the use of bow and arrow. The arrows have spike heads. As they inhabit the forests, the carvers normally paint the masks of the vädda in green. The face and the mouth are broad. The lips are painted in red. The lower lip hangs down. These are normal characteristics of the masks of hideous creatures, such as the vädda. 2000 10 01 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Ansikte grönt, brett och fylligt. örön stora, näsa kort, läppar tjocka. Den treuddiga kronan likaledes grön och prydd med röda ränder. Höjd: 30 cm. Bredd: 20 cm. [ocr] Mask, verdi kolan (wild). Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.171 Name and Name A forest ring hunter, washed (Sin.). Context This is a This of the vested group, This in the story Maname Kathava (Sin.) in a Kolam performance. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) Iconography The head-dress is pine and consists of The in green. The well-to-do people live in the use of bow and arrow. The arrows have spike heads. As they are alive the carvers. The face and the mouth are broad. The lips are in red. The lower lip hangs down. These are normal experiences of the masks of hideous creatures. 2000 10 01 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0171 Mask, verdi kolan (vilde). 1916.09.0171 Sri Lanka Ceylon