Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c15.91

c15.91

The tools used by Sinhalese carpenters are numerous and varied, and in form and adaptation not very different from those used by European carpenters. The following is a rough list, based upon a set of sketches made for me by a Kandyan craftsman, one or two of whose drawings are reproduced: cubit-rule (*riyan lella*), plumb-line (*lamba-keṭaya*), line or tape Carpenters’ tools