Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.130

c35.130

*Talimana*, bellows, 27. Talipot, *v.* tala palm. *Taliya*, cymbals, 26. *Taliya*, earthen vessel, 221. Tamarind seed, 64. Tamils, historical references, 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12: influence on art and customs, 62, 61, 65, 91, 97, 211: Tamil drawings, 13, 15, Figs. 13, 15, 21, 23 A. *Temmettama*, drum, tom-tom, 26, 120. *Tanduva*, broad tongues of black or red in *tiringi tale* designs, Fig. 8. *Tani-vel-iruva*, pattern of Dumbara mat, 244; Pl. XXXIV. Tanjore, drawings from, 90, 91; Figs. 10, 13, 15, 21, 23 A: lac-inlay, 216: library, 69: teaching of drawing, 69. *Tarahala*, goldsmith, 127. *Tarakaya*, star: *taraka piyum*, ‘star lotus,’ design of woven mats, Fig. 143 (iv.): *taraka petta*, ‘star flower,’ pattern of Dumbara mat, 244. *Tarava*, star, pattern of Dumbara mat, Pl. XXXIV. *Tathāgata*, epithet of Budda, 72. *Tatuva*, pl. *tatu*, dish, tray shelf, 137. *Tavalama*, oxen laden with merchandise, 29, 264. *Telakiriya* (*Excoecaria agallocha*), 215: -*lakada* (*Tachardia conchiferata*), lac insect of same, 215. Teldeniya, a village in the C.P., 180. Telescope, 58. *Teliya*, an eel-like fish with pointed snout: *teli-kura*, paint brush: -*tana*, (*Aristida adscensionis*) from which brushes are made, 103, 165. *Tel*, oil: -*kat*, yoke loads of oil due from tenants, 26: -*kulava*, vessel for filling lamps, 203; Pl. XLV., 10. Temperance, abstinence from drink, 39: temperate curves, 101, 103 *seq.* Tempera painting, 164 *seq.* Tempering steel, 193. Temples, revenues, 27: -Lands Commissioners Report, 74: misappropriation of lands, 6: *v.* also *kovila, vihara, devale*. Tennent, Sir Emerson, 4, 136, 254, 259. *Tetiya*, metal, dish, 32, 203.