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mask (ansiktsmask), mask, Maname kumariya, princess maname
1.3.0 2026-08-21 mask (ansiktsmask), Maname kumariya, princess maname Rådata 1023118 objekt Statens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museet SMVK-EM Föremål http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/1023118 1916.09.0011 1916.9.11 Name and identification of character Kolam mask depicting Princess Maname, Maname kumariya (Sin.). Context Nos. 1916.9.11-12, 16-18, 21-22 should be studied together. These masks portray characters appearing in the story named Maname Kathava (Sin.). The characters involve Prince Maname, his queen referred to as Princess Maname, the chieftain of the Väddas, called Vädi Raju (king of the Väddas, vide Preface), and his assistant, the Vädi Kankanama (the leader of the Vädda king's retinue), and other members of the Väddas. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Nux vomica), and traditional paint. Iconography The small coronet is referred to as a baga otunna (Sin.) (baga means half and otunna means crown), which is a reduction from the headgear of a queen. It is decorated with the normal floral and petal designs, but has a lesser height than the crown of a queen. The face is crudely painted in lemon yellow. The face is flushed. Lips are closed and a new touch of red paint appears to have been given. The mask has been in long use and the paint has either been worn off or a new coating has been given as noticed from patches on the eyebrow. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The Umlauff Catalogue wrongly refers to this mask as Vikrama-Sinha Devi (the Queen of King Vikrama-Sinha (Sin.), See preface) 2000 02 16 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Sri Lanka, Ceylon Förvärvad Andersson, John Fredrik Brukad Singaleser Tillverkad 1870, 1900 Ursprung Asien, Sri Lanka, Southern coastal belt image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1130918/1916.09.0011.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1130917/1916.09.0011.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Uppgift om fotograf saknas Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1182322/1916.09.0011_bak.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1182321/1916.09.0011_bak.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/fotografi/2271328 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/fotografi/2271350 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/1022981 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q932244 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/html/1023118 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/xml/1023118 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/rdf/1023118
Beskrivning / engelska
1916.9.11 Name and identification of character Kolam mask depicting Princess Maname, Maname kumariya (Sin.). Context Nos. 1916.9.11-12, 16-18, 21-22 should be studied together. These masks portray characters appearing in the story named Maname Kathava (Sin.). The characters involve Prince Maname, his queen referred to as Princess Maname, the chieftain of the Väddas, called Vädi Raju (king of the Väddas, vide Preface), and his assistant, the Vädi Kankanama (the leader of the Vädda king's retinue), and other members of the Väddas. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Nux vomica), and traditional paint. Iconography The small coronet is referred to as a baga otunna (Sin.) (baga means half and otunna means crown), which is a reduction from the headgear of a queen. It is decorated with the normal floral and petal designs, but has a lesser height than the crown of a queen. The face is crudely painted in lemon yellow. The face is flushed. Lips are closed and a new touch of red paint appears to have been given. The mask has been in long use and the paint has either been worn off or a new coating has been given as noticed from patches on the eyebrow. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The Umlauff Catalogue wrongly refers to this mask as Vikrama-Sinha Devi (the Queen of King Vikrama-Sinha (Sin.), See preface) 2000 02 16 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka
Land / engelska
Sri Lanka
Geografiskt namn / annat
Ceylon
Materialkategori
trä
Material
Material, engelska
wood
Höjd
Bredd
Djup
Sakord
mask (ansiktsmask)
Sakord, engelska
mask
Titel, engelska
Maname kumariya
princess maname
Inventarienummer
Förvärvad
Andersson, John Fredrik
Brukad
Tillverkad
Ursprung
Asien
Southern coastal belt
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