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Name and identification of character
A village chieftain, a mudaliyar (Tam.) or mudali (Sin.).
Context
Stage one and in the story portion in a Kolam performance.
Material
Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica).
Iconography
The facial texture is polished and painted in yellow. Prominent sideburns, but no moustache. The eyes are semi-circular in shape with delicately drawn semi-circular eyebrows. The lips are padded and painted in pink. The nose is large and flat. The ears are elongated.
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Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka