[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Banner # Banner This impressive painted cotton banner from Sri Lanka shows a mixture of local and western motifs. The figures in the lower left portion are recognisable as Kandyan by their distinctive dress, and they are facing western (probably Dutch) soldiers on the lower right. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1750–1850 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-3-2007](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-3-2007) · Pramāṇa