Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting

Pancanarighata, five acrobatic women in the form of a pot

Symbolism in art

Wood-carving--Dippitiya Vihara--Kegalla--Sri Lanka

Decorative design--Sri Lanka

The pancanarighata, or ‘5 women pot’ is a symbolic formation of women in various acrobatic stances. Adorning the lintel of a wooden doorway at the Dippitiya Vihare in the Kegalle district, Sri Lanka, is this pancanarighata. It is a popular decorative device of 18th century A.D. Kandy.

Sirima Kiribamune

Dippitiya Vihare, Kegalle district, Sri Lanka

18th century A.D.

Period of study: 1986-1987

Version: 01/12/2012

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

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Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection

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