Mask
Item number Eh28 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Mask with a slightly elongated, humanoid face with fibre hair held in place by nails and a dark red face. The mask also has exaggerated features: a protruding nose, ears, and pointed chin as well as bulging eyes with large black irises and a crescent-shaped slit beneath each eye. Black lines are used to define eyebrows and nostrils, and wrinkles in low relief on forehead and at the corners of the eyes. The mask's open mouth displays two square white teeth protruding from the upper lip. On the reverse a screw eye is inserted in the top of the head behind the hair, and there are two twined strings, each attached to the hair at either end of the head.
History Of Use
Mask represents the old village husband , Pannikale, one of a set of stock characters used in the prelude to the Kolam dance dramas. The dramas are performed by local residents in rural areas at social gatherings, and are used for satire and social comment
Cultural Context
folk drama
Iconographic Meaning
Two buck teeth and wrinkles indicate this is the old village husband, pannikale
Item History
- Made in Sri Lanka before 1978
- Collected during 1978
- Owned by Jason Schoonover before February 10, 1981
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Jason Schoonover (Seller) on February 10, 1981
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- Eh28
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- metal, wood, paint, plant fibre and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, knotted, nailed and painted
- Overall
- height 27.0 cm, width 17.3 cm, depth 14.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sri Lanka
Who
- Culture
- Sinhalese
- Previous Owner
- Jason Schoonover
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Jason Schoonover (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1978
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before February 10, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on February 10, 1981
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 106
- Accession Number
- 0704/0027
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