1.3.02026-07-10mask (ansiktsmask), polis sajan, sergeant in the imperial police forceRådata1023553objektStatens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museetSMVK-EMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/10235531916.09.01011916.9.101 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. GoonatillekaSri Lanka, CeylonFörvärvadAndersson, John FredrikBrukadSouth western coastal beltBrukadSingaleserTillverkadAmbalangoda-Bentara area, South-western coastal belt1870, 1900UrsprungAsien, Sri Lankaimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1131047/1916.09.0101.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1131046/1916.09.0101.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byUppgift om fotograf saknasStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1183515/1916.09.0101_bak.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1183514/1916.09.0101_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/1023553http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/xml/1023553http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/rdf/1023553