Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c38.64

c38.64

1, 2. Betel-bag. Colombo Museum.
4. Betel-bag, red felt, embroidered with blue and white cotton. The five-petalled lotus is unusual. Four borders, and centipede stitch binding.
5. Tassel of a bag similar to that illustrated in No. 4.
6. Part of border of a large bag, author’s collection. For the palmette design, cf. Pl. XXXIII., 1, and p. 251.
7. Border of a bag belonging to Mr. T. B. Pohath Kehelpannala.
8. Detail of, showing hamsa paṭṭuva, four borders, and braid edging. The innermost border is an interesting development of pala peti; the large border, havaḍiya, the two narrow borders would be called gal-bindu or gal-piyum.
9. Detail of large bag, belonging to the Ekneligodas. Four borders and braid binding. The large liya vela border filled with buttonhole stitch.