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Collector:
Jason Schoonover  Search this
Donor Name:
Jason Schoonover  Search this
Object Type:
Mask
Place:
Sri Lanka, Asia
Accession Date:
10 Aug 1989
Collection Date:
1981 to 1982
Notes:
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."
Record Last Modified:
2 Jul 2019
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
364316
USNM Number:
E424124-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35376c106-0f6b-46c2-a16c-f87a92350207
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8457195