1916.9.153
Name and identification of character
The Vädda overseer, vädi kankanama (Sin.) or a (Vädda??) fisherman, dheevarayek (Sin.).
Context
The mask can be used to represent two different characters, namely the overseer of the Vädda group, and a fisherman, both appear in the story portion in Kolam.
Material
Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica).
Iconography
A polished face with an ash-grey complexion. Two tiny, ash-grey ears with a red border, rudimentarily and crudely carved. The head-dress is in the shape of a black cap. A broad nose in triangular form. The moustache is drawn in black and is curved upwards at the ends. A closed mouth with lips painted in red. Carved eyelids and prominent pupils painted in black.
2000 05 03
Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka