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Ariyapala Mask Museum, Ambalandoda

(Near Galle, Sri Lanka). The mask carvers and painters at the workshop by the Mask museum, are keeping these ancient skills alive. However they mainly sell to the Tourist Market now as Tovil Curing Ceremonies are become rarer and rarer as access to Western Medical facilities increases.