{"id":5773,"date":"2017-10-31T13:58:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T13:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=5773"},"modified":"2017-11-25T22:00:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-25T22:00:06","slug":"sinhalese-mask-from-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/sinhalese-mask-from-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinhalese mask from Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"det_cell\">\n<div id=\"det_text\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1235.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5774\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1235-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1235-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1235-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1235-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1235-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Rrakasa Mask<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Sri Lanka<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Wood, pigment<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Early 20th Century<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 7 inches<br \/>\n<\/strong>A stunning mask by any measure, this demon portrayal was used to heal through exorcism.<br \/>\n<strong>Thomas Murray<br \/>\n<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmurrayarts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.tmurrayarts.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_Tgc\">I think it is important for collectors to know that the unique masks we think of as Sri Lankan comes from the Sinhalese people who occupy the southern and central parts of the island. <span class=\"st\">A majority of Sinhalese people adhere to Theravada Buddhism rather than Hinduism.<\/span>The origins of the Sri Lankan Civil War lie in the continuous political rancor between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils who live in the north. The roots of the modern conflict go back to British colonial rule when the country was known as Ceylon. The Tamil are Hindu and their masks look Indian.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 47px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rrakasa Mask Sri Lanka Wood, pigment Early 20th Century 7 inches A stunning mask by any measure, this demon portrayal was used to heal through exorcism. Thomas Murray www.tmurrayarts.com I think it is important for collectors to know that the unique masks we think of as Sri Lankan comes from the Sinhalese people who occupy the southern and central parts of the island. A majority of Sinhalese people adhere to Theravada Buddhism rather than Hinduism.The origins of the Sri Lankan Civil War lie in the continuous political rancor between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils who live in the north. The roots of the modern conflict go back to British colonial rule when the country was known as Ceylon. The Tamil are Hindu and their masks look Indian. 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