1916.9.172
Name and identification of character
A forest dwelling hunter, vädda (Sin.).
Context
This is a member of the group of väddas, which appear in the story Maname Kolama (Sin.) in a Kolam performance.
Material
Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica).
Iconography
The mask is oval and painted in green. The head-dress consists of seven spires, which is the normal decoration of a vädda head-dress. The eyes squint. The ears are crude. A forehead-band is painted in red and black.
Damages
One spire and the right ear are damaged.
2000 10 01
Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka