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Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
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Title
A female dancer and male musicians
Subject
Women dancers
Stone carving--Yāpahuva (Sri Lanka)
Description
On the exterior face of the stone wall on either side of the main staircase of the central structure at Yapahuva, (Sri Lanka) identified as a temple or a palace, is a frieze of musicians and dancers. Dated to the 13th century, the female dancers here display very vigorous and lively dance forms. The drummers are males.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Yapahuva, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 13th 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.112
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "A female dancer and male musicians," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12609, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12609 (accessed April 28, 2024).