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Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
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Title
Mythical creatures (part female and part bird) - Kinnaris
Subject
Symbolism in art
Wood carving--Ambakke devale--Sri Lanka
Description
This is a 17th century A.D. wood carving of a Kinnari (female Kinnara) holding a musical instrument at the Ambakke devalaya, Sri Lanka.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Ambakke, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 17th century A.D.
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2012
Contributor
Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
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
Identifier
PDWESLSP.S.149
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Mythical creatures (part female and part bird) - Kinnaris," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12646, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12646 (accessed May 21, 2024).