SINHALESE EARTHENWARE. 3 
from Sir John D’ Oyley’s ‘‘Sketch of the Constitution of the Kandyan 
Kingdom” (T. R. A. S. London, vol. III., part II., 1833) :— 
“In Galboda Koralé and Paranakuru Korale areeight potters under 
the orders of a Viddna of their own caste appointed by the Disiwa. 
In Kindigoda Kéralé and Beligal Koralé are fourteen under another 
Viddana, but sometimes one Viduna is appointed over the potters of 
these three koralcs. 
‘« The potters of the first division attend on duty in Kandy during 
one month at the Maha Gabaddwa, and are then relieved by those 
of the second division, who serve one month more. During this 
period they are obliged to furnish as many earthen vessels (valan) 
as are required for the Maha Gabaddwa, and to make tiles and bricks 
and perform any other potter’s work required for the king’s service. 
At their departure from duty each division supplies one hundred 
earthen vessels to the Disawa’s house. 
“This two months’ duty is performed in rotation with the potters of 
the upper districts, the Seven Korales, Uva, and Matalé, and recurs 
once in ten months. 
“‘In the Disawani they are bound to furnish tiles, bricks, and all 
kinds of pottery for the Disiwa’s use, and earthen vessels to the 
different resthouses (védi?) when the king or ambassadors come 
into the Disawani.” 
The following are examples of potters’ services due to the pro- 
prietor of nindagam and to déwilas or viharas ; at the village of 
Kinigama in Matalé North, Dullewé Adigar owned seven ninda 
pangu. The services due from the three tenants (Arachchipan- 
ditayalagé, Badde Vidanayaligé, and Upasaka Panditayalagé) of 
six of these were “‘ at the old and new year to give a pingo of earthen- 
ware consisting of twelve small pots or a proportional number of 
large pots, and a separate penwma such as a goblet or jug, if the 
tenant is expert enough to make them, if not he brings forty leaves 
of betel ; he repairs the roof of the walawwa with tiles provided by 
the proprietor ; on great occasions, weddings, or devil dances he | 
brings cooking vessels.”’* 
In Kotagepitiya a potter named Panditagé owed the following 
services to the Hafiguranketa Pattini Déwala for two pé/as of field 
and two kurunis hén; ‘‘ yearly to give two walankat (pingo loads 
of pottery), one for the perahera and the other for the alutsdl ; to 
present a walankada to the Basnayaka Nilamé at the perahera ; to 
make tiles when required (clay and firewood being supplied) ; to 
shift the tiles of the Déwala.” + These services were commutable 
for Rs. 5°85. 
* Lawrie, Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon, p. 441. 
{ Loc. cit., p. 476. 
