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Name and identification of character
A soldier/warrior, hevaya (or hevarala or heva kolam) (Sin.).
Context
This character appears with a group of soldiers in the first stage of the Kolam performance, in the dance of the warriors, heva kolam (Sin.). The soldiers enter the place of performance in order to uphold law and order. Their duty is to maintain discipline prior to the arrival of the royal party (vide Preface).
Material
Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica).
Iconography
A mask painted in light red and yellow. Leeches are stuck on the chin and the cheeks. Side-whiskers. The headpiece is in the form of a turban. There is a deep sword cut across the mouth.
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Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka