Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Stool

Subject

Furniture

Description

Tripod stool possibly for royal and ritual use, top supported on tripod legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Kandy

Date

1600-1699

Relation

Full size, from above
Whole

Identifier

nmk37.33.311

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

17th century

Place of Creation

Kandy

Measurements (H: W: L:)

40.6 x 43.2 cm. (16 x 17 in.)

Materials

Tropical hardwood

Techniques

Hand carved

Features

Kandyan architectural design elements

Notes

Similar stool, Coomaraswamy, A.K., 1908, Pl. Xl., 4

Local name

Banku

Citation

"Stool," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #450, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/450 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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