Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting

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Title

Composite figures (part female) - Narilata

Subject

Symbolism in art (Narilata)
Wood-carving--Vakirigala temple,Kegalla--Sri Lanka
Decorative art

Description

This representation of the Narilata on the lintel of the wooden doorway of the Vakirigala temple in the Kegalle district, Sri Lanka, is extremely important for its symbolic meaning. Taking the place of the Laksmi motif, the Narilata seems to symbolize prosperity and good fortune. The carving seems to belong to the Kandyan period (1529-1815 A.D.).

Creator

Sirima Kiribamune

Source

Vakirigala Temple--Kegalle, Sri Lanka

Date

1529-1815 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.145

Coverage

ce

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Composite figures (part female) - Narilata," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12642, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12642 (accessed April 24, 2024).

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