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Postcard from Sri Lanka ... Traditional Mask Making |
The initial cut, eventually a work of art. |
A good place to see traditional masks being carved is in Ambalangoda, around 90 kilometers south of Colombo on the road to Galle.This is where you will find the famous mask carvers and their
apprentices, and you can watch the action. Look around in the
northern end of the town on the Colombo road. You will find an
excellent mask museum with friendly guides to walk you through
and tell you about the dances in which the masks are used. Alongside the museum, you can watch carvers at work and see
the development of a mask from the block of wood to the colourful
painting and adding the hairy bits. You may even get to see the traditional Kolam, a masked dance/drama piece. |