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mask (ansiktsmask), mask, polis sajan, sergeant in the imperial police force
1.3.0 2026-08-21 mask (ansiktsmask), polis sajan, sergeant in the imperial police force Rådata 1023553 objekt Statens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museet SMVK-EM Föremål http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/1023553 1916.09.0101 1916.9.101 Name and identification of character A sergeant in the imperial police force, polis sajan (Sin.). Context The dance of the policemen, called Polis Kolam (Sin.). Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The head-dress is in the form of a low-cut cap depicting the rank and the outlandish nature of the constabulary. The face is painted in yellowish brown. The moustache is curved and painted in black indicating authority. The lower lip hangs down. Piercing eyes. The ears are crudely cut. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The identification of the mask as depicting ¿Roda Kolan¿ is incorrect. In the catalogue it is said ¿Roda wohl gleich Rodiya¿, meaning a caste in Sri Lanka. The interpretation has no connection with Kolam. 2000 07 06 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Sri Lanka, Ceylon Förvärvad Andersson, John Fredrik Brukad South western coastal belt Brukad Singaleser Tillverkad Ambalangoda-Bentara area, South-western coastal belt 1870, 1900 Ursprung Asien, Sri Lanka image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1131047/1916.09.0101.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1131046/1916.09.0101.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/1183515/1916.09.0101_bak.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1183514/1916.09.0101_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/name/1022981 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q932244 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/html/1023553 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/xml/1023553 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/rdf/1023553
Beskrivning / engelska
1916.9.101 Name and identification of character A sergeant in the imperial police force, polis sajan (Sin.). Context The dance of the policemen, called Polis Kolam (Sin.). Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The head-dress is in the form of a low-cut cap depicting the rank and the outlandish nature of the constabulary. The face is painted in yellowish brown. The moustache is curved and painted in black indicating authority. The lower lip hangs down. Piercing eyes. The ears are crudely cut. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The identification of the mask as depicting ¿Roda Kolan¿ is incorrect. In the catalogue it is said ¿Roda wohl gleich Rodiya¿, meaning a caste in Sri Lanka. The interpretation has no connection with Kolam. 2000 07 06 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
polis sajan
sergeant in the imperial police force
Inventarienummer
Förvärvad
Andersson, John Fredrik
Brukad
South western coastal belt
Tillverkad
Ambalangoda-Bentara area
South-western coastal belt
Ursprung
Asien
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