Mask
Item number Eh18 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Eh18 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Mask with dark yellow face decorated with low relief triangles painted in black, white and red, and a U-shaped area in the middle of the forehead filled in with dots in red and black. The mask also has black eyebrows, red upper eyelids, eyes that look downwards and each have a crescent-shaped slit underneath, a pointed nose with nostril holes, and plant fibre twine straps. The upper and lower jaw are hinged with thread and are made from wire covered in red fabric. Two teeth protrude from the centre of the top lip, and two teeth on the bottom lip sit either side of the top teeth. The moustache and beard are of hemp, fastened to the mask with thread.
The Kolam is a secular entertainment with considerable elements of social satire. It incorporates narrative, mime, dance, and music. A Kolam performance usually has four episodes the precise content of which may vary. These consist of a prelude, detailing the origin of the drama; the arrival of a royal party and dances by characters mythical, human and animal; enactment of a popular story or stories; and a purifying demon dance. This mask may be the Kolam drummer, Panikkale, used as King Sakara in the Amba-Vidamana episode of the Devolmaduva or Gammaduva ceremonies. In this episode, Sakara comes in the guise of an old man to shoot down a strange mango in the garden of the king of Pandi. These ceremonies are household and village protection rituals.
exorcism
The yellow skin colour signifies a benevolent demon in Buddhist mythology. Yellow shades are also used for high officials and royalty.
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exorcism
The yellow skin colour signifies a benevolent demon in Buddhist mythology. Yellow shades are also used for high officials and royalty.
The Kolam is a secular entertainment with considerable elements of social satire. It incorporates narrative, mime, dance, and music. A Kolam performance usually has four episodes the precise content of which may vary. These consist of a prelude, detailing the origin of the drama; the arrival of a royal party and dances by characters mythical, human and animal; enactment of a popular story or stories; and a purifying demon dance. This mask may be the Kolam drummer, Panikkale, used as King Sakara in the Amba-Vidamana episode of the Devolmaduva or Gammaduva ceremonies. In this episode, Sakara comes in the guise of an old man to shoot down a strange mango in the garden of the king of Pandi. These ceremonies are household and village protection rituals.
Mask with dark yellow face decorated with low relief triangles painted in black, white and red, and a U-shaped area in the middle of the forehead filled in with dots in red and black. The mask also has black eyebrows, red upper eyelids, eyes that look downwards and each have a crescent-shaped slit underneath, a pointed nose with nostril holes, and plant fibre twine straps. The upper and lower jaw are hinged with thread and are made from wire covered in red fabric. Two teeth protrude from the centre of the top lip, and two teeth on the bottom lip sit either side of the top teeth. The moustache and beard are of hemp, fastened to the mask with thread.
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