1.3.02026-05-15mask (ansiktsmask), rajagedara vädakariRådata1023122objektStatens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museetSMVK-EMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/10231221916.09.0015Färgen på det fylliga, leende ansiktet vit. Likaså bottenfärgen på diademet. Höjd: 30 cm. Bredd: 20 cm. [ocr]vadage vadacari., 1916.9.15 Name and identification of character The mask depicts a female attendant in the royal household, rajagedara vädakari (Sin.). Context This character is a member of the royal palace, who appears in the story portion in Kolam. But the story cannot be identified as this is a mask of a stock character, which is used in several stories. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography The headgear is plain, consisting of low-cut spires. The hair is parted at the top and painted black. The face is crudely painted in lemon yellow. The nose is pointed and the mouth closed. The Jaws are slightly sunk. A majority of these masks have a very thin, semi-circular curve on the chin. There are no earrings. The shape, colour and the tiny headgear reveal characteristics of a woman of a higher rank in attendance of the queen or princess. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The mask is identified as Wadage Wadacari in the Umlauff Catalogue (for Wadage, vide. note on object no. 1916.9.13). Wadacari is a wrong phonetical rendering of vädakari, meaning a female attendant or servant. 2000 02 18 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka, Sri Lanka, CeylonFörvärvadAndersson, John FredrikBrukadSouth western coastal beltBrukadSingaleserTillverkadUdupila, Mirissa, South-western coastal beltUrsprungAsien, Sri Lankaimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1130843/1916.09.0015.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1130842/1916.09.0015.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byUppgift om fotograf saknasStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1182241/1916.09.0015_bak.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1182240/1916.09.0015_bak.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byUppgift om fotograf saknasStatens museer för världskulturhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/samling/1021162http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/1022981http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q932244http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/html/1023122http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/xml/1023122http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/rdf/1023122