Detail of a decorative frieze from the Kandyan kingdom. The lion is carved out of a type of rock called Gneiss.
Month: February 2010
Lion Pommel
The pommel and part of the grip from an 18th Century Kandyan ceremonial sword. The intricacy of the metalwork is staggering, as it often is on ceremonial weaponry. You probably couldn’t have won a fight against an unarmed three-year-old with this but you’d have looked damned good failing at it.
Antique Comb
A decorative comb from the Kandy period, made, most likely
of horn (the museum is vague about this)
Sinister Puppetry
An Indonesian Wayang Golek puppet at the Colombo Museum.
Perera, Hussein; Publishing
Ameena Hussein and Sam Perera, at their home office, where they run Perera-Hussein Publishing Company. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2008. Photographed for Serendib magazine.
Ah, Pilawoos II
Hotel De Pilawoos, Colpetty
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Lit Fest Tree
Galle Fort
Wolvendaal
Stained-glass window, Wolvendaal Church
The construction of this Protestant church in what the Dutch called ‘The Valley of the wolves’ started in 1749. The roof was struck by lightning in 1856. The iron roof that replaced the original blue Bangor slate is in poor condition today and a restoration project is being mounted.
Looterature
Unisex bathroom, The Bear’s Lair, UC Berkeley campus.
Bandarawela Bromeliad
, originally uploaded by deshan10.
The Infrequency --///-- deshan tennekoon 