Ambalangoda on the south coast has been Sri Lanka's mask-carving centre for centuries — traditional masks used in kolam and sanni ritual dance-dramas. Alongside masks: wooden pull-along elephants, coconut-shell toys, and the traditional Sinhala board game olinda keliya (a mancala variant).
Traditional toys and games of Sri Lanka
Ambalangoda masks
Carved and painted ritual dance-drama masks — devil masks, sanni masks, kolam masks.
Wooden elephants
Pull-along carved wooden elephants — a Sri Lankan tourist and folk toy classic.
Olinda keliya
Sinhala mancala-family game played with olinda seeds.
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