Wood-work, Embekka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Plaited tape design

Mythical double-headed bird

Entwined swans

Mother and child

Wood-cuts, Embekka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

A stylized bird

? Females

Entwined birds

Floral design

The names of the persons who did these works is unknown. The self had no place in this type of art. It was something which after a long period of training came from within.

Embekka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka, wood-work, 16th Century PE

A flower

Mythical ?Parrots

The 'double swan'

A female.

You can see the wealth of imagination of the craftsmen in wood in these pictures.

Wood carvings, Embekka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

A mythical bird

A floral design

A floral design

A floral design

Four of the many stylized wood carvings found on the supporting wooden pillars, of the 15th Century Embekka Dewala.

Embekka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The arrangement of the wooden rafters on the roof of the hall.

Observe the geometrical precision with which these rafters were fitted more than 500 years ago.