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MaskEh123

Mask representing a dog's head. The head has been painted black with red eyes, nostrils, inner ears, and lips. Red paint drips extend down from the eyes and the dog's open mouth. The dog's white teeth are jagged, and jute fibre ? tufts attached around the mouth form whiskers and a beard.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
fibre, paint, adhesive, jute fibre ? and wood
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh115

Mask of human face with painted dark brown hair that is parted at the centre, thin arched brown eyebrows, narrow brown eyes with a crescent-shaped opening beneath each, a straight and pointed nose with large nostrils, and red lips. Ears are attached at either side, and piece of plant fibre twine is strung through holes at either side of the mask.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ?, oil paint and plant fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh114

Mask depicting a European woman with painted black hair and eyebrows, a pink face and ears with a pointed nose that has large flaring nostrils, a small pointed chin, as well as red lips, cheeks and raised areas of the ears. The hair is raised in low relief and is centre parted as well as pulled back to the sides. The large eyes bulge outwards and there are crescent-shaped holes under each. There is a black beauty spot on the left side of the face.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ?, fibre and oil paint
Made in
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh124

Mask with protruding close set eyes with a curved slit under each, a pointed chin, a small nose, an elongated muzzle, and an open mouth with 25 upper and 23 lower teeth that decrease in size from front to back. The centre incisors are large and sharp. The mask also has wide white eyebrows outlined with black line above, and red line beneath and a wide yellow band between the eyebrows and eyelids, a curved horizontal slit under each eye. There is a small protuberance on the forehead between the eyebrows. There is an elliptical opening on each side of head, at ear level. The left opening contains a transverse wire. The edge of mask has round perforations at top centre and left and right side. The top perforation holds a wire hook and a shred of red fabric. The right perforation holds a shred of red fabric.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, metal, fibre, paint and dye
Made in
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh130

Mask possibly depicting Vevulum Sanniya (shivering and feats) that is painted black overall with a bulging rounded forehead and eyebrows that form one curved ridge above the recessed eye sockets. The triangular, flattened nose has one deep cleft slightly off-centre and one smaller cleft on the left side of the nose. The red lips are drawn back with a split upper lip and expose the large teeth. A hole has been pierced on either side of the mask and a string is threaded through them. Inscribed with "VEVULUM SANNI" on reverse.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Mudagama, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh113

Mask depicting bridegroom (?) king wearing a two-tiered crown composed of a half-cylindrical finial with vertical stripes and a domed base with five vertically tapered slats. The slats have a floral design, and the base of the dome has a leaf and cross-hatching design that sits on a band of vertical stripes. The face is framed by short black hair and a beard that has incised lines indicating the texture of the hair. There is a crescent-shaped slit under each eye. The nose is narrow with a pointed tip and flared nostrils. Large ear ornaments extend outward from both sides of the face and have a floral and crosshatched design.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
oil paint and wood
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh111 a-e

Mask with a humanoid face wearing a dark red headdress with a multicoloured floral motif (a) flanked by two roughly semicircular appendages with a floral design attached to the head by mortise and tenon joints (b and c), and surmounted by an elaborate tiered extension to the headdress (e) that ends in a domed cap (d). The face is naturalistic, with red closed lips, a narrow nose, a red tilaka mark on the forehead and black hair. There is a raised floral design below each ear. The tiers of the headdress are multi-coloured with geometric, rope-like and leaf designs as well as wavy stripes.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
oil paint and wood
Made in
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh132

Mask with red-brown humanoid face with a three-tiered headdress of overlapping petal-like forms. The face has heavy arched eyebrows that curl at the outer ends. The eyes are protruding and somewhat conical with rounded tops. The large nose has a bulbous tip and flared nostrils. The lips are drawn back from the teeth and are outlined with a black jagged design. Two upper and lower rows of pointed teeth are exposed with curved fangs at either side, and a tongue hangs out the front of the mouth. There is a rectangular motise hole at either side of the head, each with three small holes at top, bottom, and towards the front of the mask.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint, resin ? and earth
Made in
Pandiya, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh42

Mask likely depicting Slesma Sanniya (which represents epileptic fits, or phlegmatic diseases). The face is painted black with an undercoat of green and has thick arched brows with red diamond-shaped lozenge between them at the top of the head. The mask also has a wide, short nose with flaring nostrils, bulging round eyes with red rims as well as crescent-shaped holes under each, a grinning mouth with wide red lips, four square upper teeth and no lower ones. There are holes on either side at temples, with red twine running through one and woven hemp ? through the other. Reverse has a typewritten label that reads, "SLESMA SANNI: epliepsy," below which is written "29."

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh40

Mask depicting Gulu Sanniya (which represents dumbness) with deeply set eye sockets, a prominent blunt nose, a very large open mouth with lips drawn back to show protruding teeth, and a low forehead. The eyes have large black irises with a white dot at the centre, and the top half of each eye is outlined in black. The teeth are painted white and outlined in black, and the face is painted dark red. There is a hole in either side of the mask at the top of each cheek, and a strip of off-white cloth has been attached through the holes.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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