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Title
Bed
Subject
Furniture
Description
Small bed with carved floral designs and crested parrot with wings spread (possibly Garuda bird), on cane base mounted on claw feet
Source
National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah
Date
1700-1799
Relation
Full size
Whole
Identifier
nmp08.86.232
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Period
18th century
Place of Creation
SW Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
41 x 140 x 73 cm. (16 1/10 x 55 1/10 x 28 7/10 in.)
Materials
Calamander
Techniques
Carved and joined
Features
Crested bird motif
Notes
Brohier, R.L., 1969, pl. 1, fig.2.
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Bed," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1087, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/1087 (accessed May 2, 2024).