{"id":2295,"date":"2026-04-09T05:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/nldsb\/?page_id=2295"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:12:30","slug":"dumbara-rata-kalala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/NLDSB\/dumbara-rata-kalala\/","title":{"rendered":"Dumbara Rata Kalala"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2295\" class=\"elementor elementor-2295\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71b87d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f71b87d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57bb93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f57bb93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8240293 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8240293\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c863c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18c863c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8af58 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c8af58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dumbara Rata Kalala, alias Dumbara Mats that are used as wall hangings, tapestries or cushion covers are made by a community of traditional weavers living in Kalasirigama near Manikhinna, Kandy and Alokagama near Yatawatta near Matale situated in the fertile Dumbara Valley in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. The weavers are the descendants of the suppliers of ornamented mats and other fibre-made items to the royal palace in the times of ancient Sinhalese kings. Dumbara Rata Kalalas are woven by both men and women as a family-based livelihood activity. Using the fibre of the leaves of the hana plant (Agave vera) that are separated by hand, washed, sun-dried, and dyed, the craftspeople weave the mats on a simple loom affixed on the floor or the ground. Knowledge and skills involved in the making of these mats that are ornamented with motifs and designs derived from Buddhist and Hindu mythology and that display a superb workmanship and refinement represent an important part of the intangible cultural heritage of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693e3ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"693e3ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5455013 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5455013\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;250&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65435f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width 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