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Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c29.s2.8

Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c29.s2.8

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c29.s2.8

Fig. 143. Patterns of Kandyan grass mats (*peduru*) and dishes (*atul-pat*), etc. × 1/6. I., *Lanu-geṭa*; II., *Vaṅga-giriya* (the small squares are the two cells occupied by Prince Vessantara and Madrī Dēvī, see p. 41, above); III., *Bhayamkara*; IV., *Tarakā piyum*; V., *Haras raṭāva*; VI., *Idda mal piyum* or *katura mal*; VIII., *Diya reḷa*; IX., *Aṭa-peṭi mala*; X., *Mal-peṭṭa*; XI., *Gal-piyum*; XII., *Kolomba raṭāva* or *sevvaṇḍi* or *samadra* (*samudra*?) *mala*; XIII., *Pahaḍa mune* or *kiribat raṭāva*; four of these together called *piyum dahasaya*. The names in use in different districts vary considerably.