1916.9.218
Name and identification of character
A definite identification of this mask is not possible.
Material
Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica).
Iconography
Except for a missing tooth and a swelling on the cheek, indicative of an abscess, no other normally employed facial traits of a warrior are visible. Distinctive signs of warrior masks, such as leeches and gashes resulting from sword fights, are not seen in the mask. The mask cannot be a Sanni mask either. The side burns and the badly painted beard are not representative of Sanni demons.
2000 06 03
Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka