Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c38.73

c38.73

PLATE XXXIX. IVORY COMBS.
1. Panāva, ivory comb, carved and pierced. Figure of a dēvi seated on throne, holding branches; attendandant dancers, in kuṇḍi-rakkan and arimbuva frame. Width 5 inches. Kandy Museum collection.
2. Panāva, bone comb. Two hamsayō, affronted, with tree of life, in kuṇḍi-rakkan and arimbuva border. Measures 3 ¼ × 2 ⅛ inches. Author’s collection.
3. Carved and pierced ivory panel, perhaps a panā-kaṭuva, or central part of a broken comb. Very fine example of nāri-latā figure. Measures 6 ⅛ × 4 inches. Colombo Museum collection.
4. Panāva, ivory comb, remarkable and unique form. Poor design of liya pata repeated in pierced and carved work. Measures 3 ⅝ × 5 inches. Colombo Museum collection.
5. Panāva, ivory comb. Genre subjects: woman and child, woman and baby, lovers. Dresses painted red and black stripes. Observe old-fashioned manner of doing the hair on one side (also in figures 8 and 9). The carved figures within pierced liya vela frame. Measures 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 inches. Colombo Museum collection.
6. Panava, ivory comb. Large plain form. Measures 5 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches. Author's collection.
7. Pana-katuva, central part of broken comb. Figure of a devi, seated on throne, holding branches, with attendants. Colombo Museum collection.
8. Panava, ivory comb. Standing figure of a woman, holding camara, supported by two hamsayo. Liya pata ‘crockets,’ arimbuva and kundi-rakkan frame. Reverse shows back of figure. Lent by A. R. Casse Lebbe.
9. Panava, ivory comb. Figure of dancer, with liya vela panels. Measures 2 7/8 inches square.
10. Panava, ivory comb. Central lotus, with liya pata and arimbuva frame. Lines coloured. Measures 5 1/4 x 4 inches. Colombo Museum collection.