[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Mediaeval Sinhalese Art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908) › c19.66 # Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c19.66 Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c19.66 - **Language:** English ### [c19.66](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c19.66) ∗ The Sinhalese are still exceedingly expert at street decoration. The reli-pālam or arches of folded cloth, which it is the duty of the dhobies to prepare, are a very characteristic feature of the decoration. † \*Pokkharaṇi\* is a lotus pond. These were probably miniature representations of it. - [Previous: c19.65](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c19.65) - [Next: c19.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c19.67) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c19.66](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.coomaraswamy-1908.c19.66) · Pramāṇa