KUTTEMALAI SHELTER 1

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

One of the two small caves among the boulders in the Kotmale Colony (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: ?; 1983: 177) contains veddah rock art (paintings). SITUATION: Among the boulders in the Kotmale Colony or Kuttemalai Estate (note 1), which lies about three miles (about 5 km) east of Kohobana junction or Kohombana (note 2) on the road from Amparai (N07°17': E081°40') approximately north to Gonagolla (N07°27': E081°38'). CULTURAL HISTORY - rock art: Paintings depict a female dancer and a man, holding a flower in his left hand, opposite her. The colours used are red, yellow, green, black and white (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1983: 177).One of the two small caves among the boulders in the Kotmale Colony (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: ?; 1983: 177) contains veddah rock art (paintings). SITUATION: Among the boulders in the Kotmale Colony or Kuttemalai Estate (note 1), which lies about three miles (about 5 km) east of Kohobana junction or Kohombana (note 2) on the road from Amparai (N07°17': E081°40') approximately north to Gonagolla (N07°27': E081°38'). CULTURAL HISTORY - rock art: Paintings depict a female dancer and a man, holding a flower in his left hand, opposite her. The colours used are red, yellow, green, black and white (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1983: 177).