KOLAM MASK, (THE BLACK MAN). CONSISTING OF A CARVED WOODEN MOUTH WITH TEETH. IN TWO SECTIONS CONNECTED BY WIRE. GUMS-FADED RED, TEETH WHITE. ACCORDING TO THE DONOR, "RARELY DOES ONE SEE A MASK THAT DEVIATES FROM THE TRADITIONAL PATTERN. THIS MASK IS ONE SUCH, REPRESENTING IN CARICATURE THE WHOLE." ACCORDING TO THE DONOR, "KOLAM IS A DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE IN WHICH ACTOR/DANCERS WEAR MASKS. THE PURPOSE IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY. PERFORMANCES CENTER AROUND AMBALANGODA AND BENTARA IN THE SOUTHWEST OF SRI LANKA."