1916.09.0200.B
::
mask (ansiktsmask)

- Object description
A bull/bullock/ox.
An animal character inthe story portion of Kolam.
Wood, vel-kaduru (sin) (Nux vomica).
Iconography
The snout is longer than in 1916.9.200A. The nose and the lower palate are strong. The incision of the mouth indicates that yhe animal is in the act of grazing. The forehead is the usual bo-leaf (the leaf of a sacred fig tree) decoration. The face is painted in a grayish colour. The nostrils are perforated. There are no horns or ears, but slots for fitting horns are visible.
2000 03 23
Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka







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