Women in acrobatic postures

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Title

Navanarikunjara, nine women combination in the form of an elephant

Subject

Symbolism in art
Wall painting--Temple of the Tooth, Kandy--Sri Lanka

Description

The combination of nine women in the form of an elephant forms part of the repertoire of the Kandyan painter and this example is from the ceiling of the lower storey of the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Creator

Sirima Kiribamune

Source

Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandy, 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.127

Coverage

ce

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Navanarikunjara, nine women combination in the form of an elephant," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12624, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12624 (accessed April 19, 2024).

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