http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/1023683
type: Entity
ksamsok version: 1.3.0
service name: objekt
service organization: SMVK-EM
service organization full: Statens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museet
build date: 2026-08-28
url: https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/1023683
subject: culturalHistory
data quality: raw
item super type: object
item type: object
item key word: 1916.09.0278
item key word: Singaleser
item key word: Dans (535)
item key word: Drama (536)
item key word: Bildkonst (532)
item key word: Konst (530)
item key word: Kuba-Andersson
item key word: Anderson, John Francis
item key word: Andersson, John Frans
item motive word: demon
item motive word: cobra demon @en
item technique: carved
item technique: painted
item label: mask (ansiktsmask), mask, atura yaka, naga rassaya
is part of: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/samling/1021162
has part: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/delobjekt/1023684
has part: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/delobjekt/1023685
has part: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/delobjekt/1023686
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Beskrivning / engelska
  desc: 1916.9.278 Name and identification of character A cobra demon, naga rassaya (Sin.), also named atura yaka (Sin.). Context The mask is used in two contexts: in Kolam and in Tovil (vide Preface). Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The head-dress is composed of one expanded cobra-hood sheltering four smaller cobra-hoods. The smaller hoods are painted in different colours, yellow, blue, red and green. The ear-discs are separately attached. They are decorated with the regular petal motifs. A cobra also borders each ear with the hoods rising upwards. An interesting feature of the mask is the shape of the mouth and eyes of the cobra in the centre. These are similar to those of a bat. The goggle eyes appear to be shaped like the ferrule of an ox. Two eye-teeth are visible. The lapping tongue is normally used to lick the face of the patient, aturaya (Sin.). This is an important aspect of the demon heightening the rapport between the dancer and the patient (Vide Preface). 2000 07 27 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka @en
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Land / engelska
  desc: Sri Lanka @en
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Geografiskt namn / annat
  desc: Ceylon
item material: ItemMaterial
  type: Materialkategori
  material: trä
item material: ItemMaterial
  type: Material
  material: trä
item material: ItemMaterial
  type: Material, engelska
  material: wood @en
item measurement: ItemMeasurement
  type: Höjd
  value: 45
  unit: cm
item measurement: ItemMeasurement
  type: Bredd
  value: 40
  unit: cm
item measurement: ItemMeasurement
  type: Djup
  value: 20
  unit: cm
item name: ItemName
  type: Sakord
  name: mask (ansiktsmask)
item name: ItemName
  type: Sakord, engelska
  name: mask @en
item name: ItemName
  type: Titel, engelska
  name: atura yaka @en
item name: ItemName
  type: Titel, engelska
  name: naga rassaya @en
item number: ItemNumber
  type: Inventarienummer
  number: 1916.09.0278
context: Andersson, John Fredrik
  type: Context
  context label: Förvärvad
  context type: transact
  context super type: interact
  from time: 1916
  to time: 1916
  intermediary: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/1022981
context: Context
  context label: Brukad
  context type: use
  context super type: interact
  place name: South western coastal belt
context: Singaleser
  type: Context
  context label: Brukad
  context type: use
  context super type: interact
  user: Q932244
context: Context
  context label: Tillverkad
  context type: produce
  context super type: create
  place name: South-western coastal belt
  from time: 1870
  to time: 1900
context: Context
  context label: Ursprung
  context type: use
  context super type: interact
  country: lk
  continent name: Asien
  country name: Sri Lanka
image: Image
  media type: image/jpeg
  byline: Uppgift om fotograf saknas
  copyright: Statens museer för världskultur
  media license: by
  media license url: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item license: cc0
item license url: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
presentation: 1.3.0 2026-08-28 mask (ansiktsmask), atura yaka, naga rassaya Rådata 1023683 objekt Statens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museet SMVK-EM Föremål http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/1023683 1916.09.0278 1916.9.278 Name and identification of character A cobra demon, naga rassaya (Sin.), also named atura yaka (Sin.). Context The mask is used in two contexts: in Kolam and in Tovil (vide Preface). Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The head-dress is composed of one expanded cobra-hood sheltering four smaller cobra-hoods. The smaller hoods are painted in different colours, yellow, blue, red and green. The ear-discs are separately attached. They are decorated with the regular petal motifs. A cobra also borders each ear with the hoods rising upwards. An interesting feature of the mask is the shape of the mouth and eyes of the cobra in the centre. These are similar to those of a bat. The goggle eyes appear to be shaped like the ferrule of an ox. Two eye-teeth are visible. The lapping tongue is normally used to lick the face of the patient, aturaya (Sin.). This is an important aspect of the demon heightening the rapport between the dancer and the patient (Vide Preface). 2000 07 27 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Sri Lanka, Ceylon Förvärvad Andersson, John Fredrik Brukad South western coastal belt Brukad Singaleser Tillverkad South-western coastal belt 1870, 1900 Ursprung Asien, Sri Lanka image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1493612/image.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1493611/image.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Uppgift om fotograf saknas Statens museer för världskultur http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/samling/1021162 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/delobjekt/1023684 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/delobjekt/1023685 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/delobjekt/1023686 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/1022981 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q932244 http://kulturarvsdata.se/…