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MaskEh126

Mask depicting a creature with a red-brown face dotted with white spots, bushy black eyebrows, protruding eyes that look upwards and have black centres surrounded by radiating black lines on white. A vertical ridge between the eyes joins a square snout with round holes for the nostrils. The mouth is wide open to expose white teeth and a wide red leather tongue, which is nailed to bottom of the jaw and protrudes out the front. Two pointy ears either side of the face.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
leather skin, wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh122

Mask representing a monkey painted red overall with yellow, white, and black eyebrows, protruding eyes with a crescent-shaped slit under each, a flat low relief nose, twelve upper white teeth, no lower jaw. Remnants of plant fibre attached to nails in tufts along the forehead and upper jaw.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, plant fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh48

Mask depicting the demon Gara Yaka with protruding eyes, a crooked nose with flared nostrils, wide red lips borderd in black, white teeth, curving cobras emerging from the corners of the mouth, disc-shaped concave ears, scrolling protruding elements above each ear, and a headdress formed by five cobras. The mask is painted in glossy pink, red, white and black. Strips of red fabric are threaded through the eye slits and the centre of each roundel to secure them to the mask. Twine attached at back. A label written in blue ink on the reverse reads, "Gara Yaka."

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, metal, plant fibre, cotton fibre ?, brass metal, paint and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh86

Mask depicting Bita Sanniya (?): a humanoid face with bulging red-rimmed eyes, a short nose with a curved bridge, grimacing red lips with crooked white teeth, two red curved lines on either side of the mouth, brown plant fibre tufts on the brow as well as the upper lip, and strands of black hair on the chin. There is a strip of white fabric strung through two holes in the sides of the mask. A label on the reverse reads, "Bita Sanni" handwritten in blue pen.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint, plant fibre and hair ?
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh15 a-c

Mask depicting a humanoid face that is painted brown with a black hat, large protruding ears (the left ear is part b, and the right is part c) bulging black eyes with red rims as well as a crescent-shaped slit under each, a curved nose with large nostrils, a black moustache with upturned tips, and a small mouth with upturned red lips. The hat has two incised lines on both the top and bottom, a hole at the top centre, and has the numbers "5975" incised into the centre. There is a hole below each ear.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ? and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh16

Mask depicting Maha Sohona (a major devil with the head of a bear), also known as Valas Paliya (the bear apparition). The mask has a rounded snout with large nostrils, protruding eyes with black pupils each surrounded by a ring of red and with a hole under each as well as between the eyes. The mouth has red lips and jagged white teeth with a long tongue that protrudes out the front of the mouth and curls back under the chin. There are two small ears at the sides of the head, and the top of the head has an arched crest, below which is another crest with three ponts and incised vertical lines. There are two small protrusions at either side of the jaw, each with vertical incised lines. Label across inside above eyes reads, "MAHA SOHONA: Major Devil with Head of Bear. Also called Valas Paliya or Bear Apparition."

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh23

Mask of male face representing Maru Sanniya, the deamon of death, and also Riri Yaka, the deamon of blood. The face has protruding eyes, thick red lips, large white teeth and fangs, a moustache, and a long, pointed beard. The nose is slightly squared, and the face is painted black overall with white used to outline wrinkles on the forehead, and to highlight the nose, cheeks and eye sockets. Crescent shaped openings are located at the lower rims of the eye sockets. A cord is threaded through two holes either side of the mask, and one in the forehead.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ?, paint and hair
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh22

Mask Depicting Naga Kanya (who is the serpent virgin, a semi-human female serpent water spirit) with a pink face and a headdress formed by a large cobra head with its hood extended and three smaller cobra heads at the front and sides of the forehead. The face has thin black eyebrows, downward looking protruding eyes each with a crescent-shaped hole underneath, a pointed nose, elongated ears, and small red lips. The cobras are painted in different shades of grey and the scales are represented by overall cross-hatched black lines. Secondary colours detailing the features are white, red and black.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ?, paint and metal
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh47 a-c

Mask depicting a bird figure: the central head segment (a) has a pink and red beak, large bulging eyes, eyebrows with a petal motif in red, yellow, green, white and black, a scaled pattern in red, yellow, white, pink, grey and black on the face, and a headdress composed of three cobras with their hoods extended; the earpieces (b and c) are two cobras, each with their heads extended upwards and their tails wrapped around a dish-shaped disc that has a flower design.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
paint and nux vomica wood ?
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh95

Mask depicting a humanoid face painted with glossy enamel in a medium yellow with orange, red, black, white and green lines decorating the face. There are crescent-shaped slits under each eye. Ears painted same colours as face, also decorated with lines. The beard and sideburns are of grey wool. Two upper teeth are loosely attached to the upper lip, and a hinged lower jaw is made of wire covered in red fabric. A label on the reverse reads, "Tabele Paliya."

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