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X2008.28.1a-e Mask
Object Name: Mask
Artist: Salvin Silva
Place of Origin:?Dondra, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Date: 2008
Dimensions:?H: 26.50 cm, W: 37.00 cm, D: 40.50 cm
Materials Used:?Wood, paint, cotton fabric
Credit Line and Accession Number:?Fowler Museum at UCLA.?Museum purchase.?X2008.28.1a-e
Description
Singha, the lion, is the totemic emblem of Sri Lanka?s Sinhala peoples, drawn from heraldic imagery. The lion performs in kolam popular drama, not as a main character but as a figure that evokes the power and strength of the main character and also the protective beneficence of the Buddha.
Source:?Gallery wall text,?Fowler in Focus: Masks of Sri Lanka, 2009
