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MaskEh125

Mask depicting a yellow creature's head with bushy black eyebrows, pointed ears, large upward looking eyes, flared round nostrils and a wide open mouth exposing eighteen upper and fifteen lower large pointed teeth. There is also a plume-like protrusion between the eyes. Two pieces of twine, two pieces of bark ? and one piece of nylon are attached at the back.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint, nylon fibre, cotton fibre, clay ? and plant fibre
Made in
Denegeri, Sri Lanka ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh127 a-c

Mask depicting an animal head (a) that is painted black overall with a long snout, a rounded ridge running from the top of the forehead to the tip of the animal's nose, large protruding eyes with black pupils set in red, ovoid sockets. Two black and red ears are inserted into holes in the right (b) and left (c) sides of the head. The animal's long, slightly opened mouth contains 22 white teeth on the upper jaw and 21 on the bottom. A red tongue cut from thin leather extends out the left side of the animal's mouth and has three holes cut in a row near the end.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
leather skin, paint, metal and wood
Made in
Okressa, Sri Lanka ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh115

Mask of human face with painted dark brown hair that is parted at the centre, thin arched brown eyebrows, narrow brown eyes with a crescent-shaped opening beneath each, a straight and pointed nose with large nostrils, and red lips. Ears are attached at either side, and piece of plant fibre twine is strung through holes at either side of the mask.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ?, oil paint and plant fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh114

Mask depicting a European woman with painted black hair and eyebrows, a pink face and ears with a pointed nose that has large flaring nostrils, a small pointed chin, as well as red lips, cheeks and raised areas of the ears. The hair is raised in low relief and is centre parted as well as pulled back to the sides. The large eyes bulge outwards and there are crescent-shaped holes under each. There is a black beauty spot on the left side of the face.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ?, fibre and oil paint
Made in
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh111 a-e

Mask with a humanoid face wearing a dark red headdress with a multicoloured floral motif (a) flanked by two roughly semicircular appendages with a floral design attached to the head by mortise and tenon joints (b and c), and surmounted by an elaborate tiered extension to the headdress (e) that ends in a domed cap (d). The face is naturalistic, with red closed lips, a narrow nose, a red tilaka mark on the forehead and black hair. There is a raised floral design below each ear. The tiers of the headdress are multi-coloured with geometric, rope-like and leaf designs as well as wavy stripes.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
oil paint and wood
Made in
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh128

Mask depicting a humanoid face, painted dark green with a large red mouth that takes up roughly half the mask, and with large whitish teeth and curving fangs. High arched eyebrows with a lotus petal design protrude at the top, and the mask also has bulging white eyes with large black pupils that each have crescent-shaped slots beneath them. The nose is large with exaggerated open nostrils. A piece of string is attached at the back.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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