Gara Yaka - Ritual

Mask Id:
363
Name:   
Gara Yaka - Ritual
Country: 
Sri Lanka
Location:
Opatha
Region:   
Group:
Mask Makers:
Ambegoda Handicrafts, A.L.S. Ambegoda
Material Used:
Wood,Paint
Length:  
32 cm
Breadth:
63 cm
 
Region  Group  
Description:

A graveyard demon that appears in the Kolam drama and is also used independently in exorcistic ceremonies and his image is featured in the composite masks used for Mahakala Sanniya Yaka in the Sanniya Yakuma ceremony.

 

Gara Yaka - Ritual