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Name and identification of character
Possibly a village headman or a foreigner, game muladäniya (Sin.).
Context
Stage one in a Kolam performance.
Material
Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica).
Iconography
The face is painted in yellowish white. The hair is parted in the middle, displaying an old, traditional hairstyle. Sideburns are cut and painted in black. The nose is broad and thick and the nostrils are painted in white. The mouth is closed and the lips are red.
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Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka