Name and identification of character:
A jackal or a fox, nariya (Sin.).
Context:
An animal character in the story of king Maname, Maname Khatava (Sin.) (Vide Preface).
Material:
Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica).
Iconography:
The shape of the mask is more like that of a crocodile, kimbula (Sin.). The mask is painted in black. The mouth is open and the neck is broad.
Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue:
The term ¿nariya¿ has wrongly been transliterated as ¿nani¿, which is incorrect.
2000 06 06
Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka