Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c29.s1.2
Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c29.s1.2
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c29.s1.2
The warp thread (*kalal heḍa*) is spun like cotton on a spindle (*iḍḍa*) (as shown on the right of Plate IV). The weft elements are not spun at all, but consist of parallel fibres, of the width of the mat.