The fire demon in miniature: a flat magnet cut to the outline of the Ginidal Raksha mask, with its flames spreading all the way round the edge. Each flame is striped in red, black and white on a yellow ground, framing a small red face with round eyes ringed in yellow, white fangs and a long red tongue.
Details. Where the ears would be, two dotted ovals in red and yellow are edged with a fringe of small petals in yellow and green. The back and edges are plain yellow, with a round black magnet fixed at the centre. It measures about 5 cm tall and 8 cm wide.
About the Ginidal. Gini means fire, and in Sri Lanka's Raksha mask tradition the fire demon stands for anger, painted in flame colours so that its fury faces outward. The carved wooden Ginidal Raksha Mask is made in sizes up to 60 cm; for the whole family of demon masks, see Raksha masks.
