1.3.02026-10-16mask (ansiktsmask)Rådata1023533objektStatens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museetSMVK-EMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/10235331916.09.0242Grovt arbetad mask, målad med röd jordfärg: Antydan till huvudbetäckning svart. Näsa stympad. Höjd: 22 cm. Bredd: 17 cm. [ocr]1916.9.242 Name and identification of character A soldier/warrior, hevaya (or hevarala or heva kolam) (Sin.). Context This character appears with a group of soldiers in the first stage of the Kolam performance, in the dance of the warriors, heva kolam (Sin.). The soldiers enter the place of performance in order to uphold law and order. Their duty is to maintain discipline prior to the arrival of the royal party (vide Preface). Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The face is painted in an earth colour, or slate-grey. The mask is not properly seasoned. Paint has been applied on a rough surface. The contortions and distortions of the face normally seen in the masks of the warriors are not visible. This is not a full mask, but a splinter shaped like a mask. 2000 06 03 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka, Sri Lanka, CeylonFörvärvadAndersson, John FredrikBrukadSouth western coastal beltBrukadSingaleserTillverkadSouth-western coastal belt1870, 1900UrsprungAsien, Sri Lankaimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1493496/image.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1493495/image.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/1023533http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/xml/1023533http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/rdf/1023533