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Name and identification of character
Kolam mask depicting a princess, kumariya (Sin.).
Context
Appears in the story part of Kolam.
Material
Wood, Vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica).
Iconography
Mask with a half-crown, baga-otunna (Sin.). The upper layer is suggestive of either pineapple design, with two leaves as the stalk, or a tassel. The hair is braided and the eyebrows are drawn in soft, thin black semi-circles. The eyes are small and the eyelids are painted in pale yellow. The face is lemon yellow, with rouged cheeks. The mouth is closed.
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Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka