Kolam Masks
Kolam masks in Sri Lanka are traditional wooden masks used in various cultural rituals and performances. Intricately carved and brightly painted, these masks represent different characters and deities, such as demons, animals, and folk heroes. They hold significant cultural and religious value, showcasing the rich artistic heritage of Sri Lanka.
Jasa kolam Mask
Jasa kolam Mask
This character has become well known as Jeydi Vidane or Rada Kolama (washerman's comedy). This mask which belongs to the Bandula Wijesuriya Kolam Kuttama (comic dance troupe) has been cut and separated to enable the movement of the jaws of the face.
In colouring a dark brown paint has been used. Gunasinghe has stated that this face has a jovial appearance, with eyes protruding a little way forward, and tongue partly hanging out. In the Olaboduwa, Gonapola, Kolarn Kuttama (comic dance troupe) a well built sturdy figure has been created with moustaches turned upwards with a smiling mouth.
Keeping a swollen leg slowly on the ground, looking this way and that bending his back and lowering his shoulders a little way wearing a cloth up to his knees only look how he comes before the audience here assembled.