1.3.02026-10-16mask (ansiktsmask), vädi kumari, vädda princessRådata1023124objektStatens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museetSMVK-EMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/10231241916.09.00171916.9.17 Name and identification of character The mask appears to depict a member of the vädda-group, possibly a vädda princess, vädi kumari (Sin.). Context This character appears in the story portion in Kolam performances. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography The diadem is a low headdress, baga otunna (Sin.). Both feminine and masculine features are combined in the mask. The elongated earlobes and the earrings suggest a female character. But the piercing eyes are those of a male. The dark-green colour of the face is the traditional colour of a mask depicting a vädda. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The identification of the mask as Waddi Devi is doubtful. Waddi is presumably a misspelling of Vädi. Accessible texts do not mention a vädda queen (devi), although, the carver might have wanted to add another character to the story. This is a normal feature in Sinhalese folk drama. 18 02 2000 Dr. M. H. GoonatillekaSri Lanka, CeylonFörvärvadAndersson, John FredrikBrukadSouth western coastal beltBrukadSingaleserTillverkadSouth-western coastal belt1870, 1900UrsprungAsien, Sri Lankaimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1130897/1916.09.0017.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1130896/1916.09.0017.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byUppgift om fotograf saknasStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1182292/1916.09.0017_bak.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1182291/1916.09.0017_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/1023124http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/xml/1023124http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/rdf/1023124