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Name and identification of character
A village youth of higher rank.
Context
The story portion in Kolam.
Material
Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica).
Iconography
Small mask with pockmarks in black all over the face. The face is painted in reddish yellow. Sulky eyes with a greyish iris and semi-circular eyebrows. A straight nose with drilled nostrils. A small mouth displaying two teeth in a half-grin. The hair on the head extends downwards on the sides in the shape of sideburns. The ears are separately fitted to the mask.
Damages
Colour on the forehead and the cheeks has been erased.
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Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka