Mask

There are two major types of dance drama in Sri Lanka; the Sanni and Kolam. This mask from Kolam group, which originated to appease a pregnant queen's craving to see masked dancers. This drama is a mythological rural opera with three sets of characters enacting a repertoire of skits from Buddhist and other lore. The characters are humans, as royalty and villagers, animals and demons; they enter the stage at night, singing, dancing and reciting verse till dawn

folk drama; entertainment

Identified as Kolam mask of villager by realistic appearance

Mask depicting a fisherman (?) with an ovoid-shaped dark red face, black hair and arched brows, a small nose, large eyes each with a crescent-shaped hole beneath, flat-surfaced ears that angle outwards, and a red mouth with downturned corners. Yellow and black alternating curved lines on cheeks and nose. Small hole drilled through inner edge of ear on both sides.