A Sinhala-language title from Godage International Publishers, written by Indolamulle H.W. Kumarathunga. The subject, as the title indicates, is the naga — the serpent motif — as it appears in Sri Lankan carving and decorative art.
The naga is one of the recurring forms in the island's craft tradition, worked into stone at temple entrances, into woodwork, and into ornament of many kinds. A book addressing it directly belongs with writing on Sri Lankan art history and traditional craft rather than with general readers' introductions to the country.
Please note that the text is entirely in Sinhala. There is no English translation within the volume, so it will suit readers who are comfortable in Sinhala — students of art and archaeology at Sri Lankan universities, craftspeople, temple and heritage workers, and Sinhala-reading buyers abroad who want material on traditional art in the original language.
Godage International Publishers is an established Colombo house publishing in Sinhala and English across scholarship, literature and general subjects, and much of its list on local art and culture is difficult to find outside Sri Lanka.
- Author: Indolamulle H.W.Kumarathunga
- Publisher: Godage International Publishers
- Language: Sinhala
- Pages: 128
- ISBN: 9786240002790
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