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Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
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Title
Attendant goddesses
Description
Attendant goddesses, both male and female, occupying subordinate positions are a familiar occurrence in early Sri Lankan sculpture. Divine maidens bearing chamaras or fly whisks and sometimes fans, as well as female dwarfs fall into this category.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Date
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2012
Contributor
Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo
Rights
All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.
Relation
Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection
Format
JPEG 2000
Language
eng
Type
text
Identifier
PDWESLSP.S.81
Coverage
ce
Collection
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Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Attendant goddesses," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12578, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/12578 (accessed May 2, 2024).