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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 380636, member: 45"]Right, it's Sri Lankan, a variation of probably the most iconic mask from there, with the cobra imagery on the head and the two round pieces on the side (sometimes represented as the end of the snake's coil.) </p><p><br /></p><p>Probably made for the tourist market, but similar masks are danced during the traditional "demon" dances, or the <i>torvil</i> ceremonies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 380636, member: 45"]Right, it's Sri Lankan, a variation of probably the most iconic mask from there, with the cobra imagery on the head and the two round pieces on the side (sometimes represented as the end of the snake's coil.) Probably made for the tourist market, but similar masks are danced during the traditional "demon" dances, or the [I]torvil[/I] ceremonies.[/QUOTE]
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