Category: Native arts and crafts

Lace Work Lace making is not an indigenous art in Sri Lanka. Lace making was first introduced to Sri Lanka…

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Music Instruments Making traditional drums is the main musical industry in Sri Lanka. There are 3 types of traditional drums…

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Gem and Jewellery Sri Lanka’s Jewellery is of superior craftsmanship that competes on the international level bringing in foreign revenue…

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Natural Silk Ancient Chinese were the fi rst to produced natural silk textiles breeding silkworms to get raw material. Galle…

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Paintings History of painting in Sri Lanka runs back to the era of arrival of Arhat Mahinda who brought the…

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Reed and Rush Environmental pollution has become a major issue today.Therefore the value of rush and reed work has increased…

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Sea Shells A very popular and creative art form in the Southern area sea shells of various marine creatures are…

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Handlooms Hand loom textile is one of the major oldest Handicraft of Sri Lanka. Hand loom textile is produced through…

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Batik Batik has been comparatively a recently developed industry in Sri Lanka. But today it is well established. Specially in…

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Coconut Shell Coconut is a type of a palm tree and Sri Lanka as Kapruka meaning the tree which gives…

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