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CharlesS · 19th December 2010, 03:14 PM

This is a very unique pole arm and certainly from 19th cent. Ceylon, but I am not sure if it would quite qualify as what Stone describes as a Patisthanaya(pg. 487 then Figure 623) The basic structure is the same, but this one is far more elongated with a serpentine blade. The lacquered haft is just as Stone describes. The pole arm is almost exactly 8 feet long.

Note the "wave-like" decoration to the base of the blade. A similar motif can be found on the blades of better Ceylonese pia kaettas.

19th December 2010, 03:14 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	Perhaps This is a Variation of a Ceylonese Patisthanaya Pole Arm This is a very unique pole arm and certainly from 19th cent. Ceylon, but I am not sure if it would quite qualify as what Stone describes as a Patisthanaya(pg. 487 then Figure 623) The basic structure is the same, but this one is far more elongated with a serpentine blade. The lacquered haft is just as Stone describes. The pole arm is almost exactly 8 feet long. Note the "wave-like" decoration to the base of the blade. A similar motif can be found on the blades of better Ceylonese pia kaettas. Attached Images