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1916.9.207
Name and identification of character
A stork.
Context
A bird character in the story portion of Kolam.
Material
Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica).
Iconography
A stork with a movable bill. Both parts of the bill are coloured in red. The bill is separated from the head by a black seam-line. The head is painted in yellow. The bill is fixed from inside with two skewers.
2000 03 23
Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka
Title: mask
Description:
1916.
9.
207
Name and identification of character
A stork.
Context
A bird character in the story portion of Kolam.
Material
Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.
) (Nux vomica).
Iconography
A stork with a movable bill.
Both parts of the bill are coloured in red.
The bill is separated from the head by a black seam-line.
The head is painted in yellow.
The bill is fixed from inside with two skewers.
2000 03 23
Dr.
M.
H.
Goonatilleka.
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