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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 380785, member: 2844&quot;]It is a Gara Raksha mask from Sri Lanka, representing a demon. These Raksha masks all have cobras on the top, Gara Raksha has three, others have more.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;* <b>Raksha Mask</b> – Used to perform Raksha dances in Kolam Maduwa. According to ancient chronicles, Sri Lanka was earlier ruled by a race of Rakshasas (devils) whose king was Ravana of the legend Ramayana. These Rakshasas were able to assume various forms which now the masks depict. There are 24 forms of Rakshasas but only a few are performed in Kolam dance. These masks include the cobra mask, the mask of a bird and the mask of the demon of death.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://lanka.com/about/interests/masks/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://lanka.com/about/interests/masks/" rel="nofollow">https://lanka.com/about/interests/masks/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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