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Title
Pancanarighata, five acrobatic women in the form of a pot
Subject
Symbolism in art
Wood-carving--Dippitiya Vihara--Kegalla--Sri Lanka
Decorative design--Sri Lanka
Description
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.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Dippitiya Vihare, Kegalle district, Sri Lanka
Date
18th 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.125
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Pancanarighata, five acrobatic women in the form of a pot," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12622, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12622 (accessed April 25, 2024).