1916.9.99
Name and identification of character
Possibly an unfinished Kolam mask depicting a Moorish man, Marakkala Miniha (Sin.) or Tambi (Tambiyaar in the Tamil language).
Context
This character appears in two contexts: as a foreign merchant in the story known as Gon-koti Kathava (vide Preface), and in a witty and humorous episode called Tambi Kolama.
Material
Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica).
Iconography
An unfinished mask without painting. Traces suggesting a Moorish man are visible, as in 1916.9.97-98.
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Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka