History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c5.58

v1.c5.58

| Fig | | Page |
| | **[4.4]** | |
| 1. | Some sharp instruments mentioned in Suśruta | 335 |
| 2. | Some blunt instruments described by Suśruta | 335 |
| 3. | *Maṇḍalāgra* | 336 |
| 4. | *Karapatra* (saw) | 336 |
| 5. | *Vṛddhipatra* (scalpel) | 336 |
| 6. | *Nakha Śastra* (Nail Parer) | 336 |
| 7. | *Mudrikā Śastra* (Finger Knife) | 337 |
| 8. | *Utpal Patra Śastra* | 337 |
| 9. | *Kuthrikā* (Lancet) | 337 |
| 10. | *Vṛhimukha Śastra* (Trocar) | 337 |
| 11. | *Lintarmukha* (Curved Bistury) | 337 |
| 12. | *Trikurcaka* (Brush) | 337 |
| 13. | *Kuśapatra* (Pagets Knife) | 337 |
| 14. | *Atimukha* | 338 |
| 15. | *Sararimukha* (Scissors) | 338 |
| 16. | Diagramatic Section of the anal canal showing the position of the anal fistulae | 338 |
| 17. | Complete Low Fistula (With high blind) | 338 |
| 18. | *Karasūtra* | 339 |
| 19. | The technique of *Raktamokhana* (Venesection) | 339 |
| 20. | The method of Spilintage of Fractured Bone by using bamboo | 340 |
| 21. | The technique of removal of skin flap for doing the Rhinoplasty | 341 |
| 22. | Suśruta’s method of Plastic Surgery : *Nemisandhanaka*, *Gamdakarna* | 342 |
| | **[5]** | |
| 1. | *Kerānga* cloth woven by Bonda women, District Korapat, Orissa | 359 |
| 2a. | Loom used in weaving *Kerānga* cloth | 360 |
| 2b. | Weaving process in *Kerānga* cloth | 360 |
| 2c. | Fibre from Calotropis gigantea, *Kerānga*. Photographs 1 & 2a-2d, Courtesy, Orissa State Museum, Bhubaneshwar | 361 |
| 3a. | Loom of Meghwal community. Continuous goat hair warp, no reed. | 363 |
| 3b. | Shed formation | 363 |
| 3c. | After completion of each pick the weave is beaten in by two *panja* beaters. Figs.3a, b, c were taken at a fair organized for Adivasis at Sanskar Kendra, Ahmedabad, February, 1992; The two weavers, Amba Ram and Sanook Kastura Ram, hail from Gam Megha Par, Post Rama, Jilla Jaisalmer | 364 |