Subject: විදානෙ vidane chief / headman
Culture: Sinhalese
Setting: colonial resistance, Kandy kingdom, Sri Lanka 18th - early 19thc
Object: musket and accessories
Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Matchlock musket Sri Lankan, late 17th century The shape of the stocks of Sri Lankan muskets is quite distinctive.
This one was a matchlock, though its lock is lost. It was made to be shot left-handed; the lock was on the left of the stock.
A similar gun in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, is fitted with a Russian lock."
"Powder flask Sri Lankan, 18th century Made from a black cowhorn lacquered with yellow and red. The base plug and stopper are both missing."
