Female dancers as guardians of temples
subject: Women dancers in art--Sri Lanka
subject: Wood carving--Vakirigala, Kegalle (Sri Lanka)
description: Female door guardians or dvarapalikas in dance poses emphasize the devotional stance of these goddesses. This carved relief is at the bottom of one of the wooden door jambs at the entrance to the shrine of the main Buddhist temple at Vakirigala in the Kegalle district, Sri Lanka. Stylistically this sculpture belongs to the Kandyan period (16th-18th century A.D.).
creator: Sirima Kiribamune
source: Vakirigala, Kegalle, Sri Lanka
date: 16th-18th century A.D.
date: Period of study: 1986-1987
date: Version: 01/12/2012
contributor: Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
contributor: Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
contributor: Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
contributor: Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
contributor: International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
contributor: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
contributor: American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo
rights: All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.
relation: Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection
format: JPEG 2000
language: eng
type: image
coverage: ce