plaque (ritual & belief: representations)

Octagonal copper alloy plaque depicting a procession of figures and elephants in semi-relief. Impressed inscription across the top in capital letters: 'Processions of Daladamaligawa. C.Kandy. August 1891'. In the lower part of the plaque is impressed: 'Ratwatta Giragama Nugawela'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn3874
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 359 x 357 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
brass; copper alloy
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > World Gallery Balcony > Horniman's Vision
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