Image title: Bulat-Tattuwa (Betel Tray)

Lace Making — Galle is the home for the delicate "Beeralu Lace" or more popularly called Pillow Lace. It is a traditional cottage industry. The technique is handed down from mother to daughter and older family members to their children. "Beeralu" is made on a hand padded "Rolling Pin" fixed in the center of a large square cushion. A pattern in stiff paper is attached to the top of the roll lightly outlined in pencil pricked with pins, which serves a s a guide. The motifs include various floral ornamentation viz, Jesmin, Chrysanthemum, Lotus, Animals, Butterflies and other flies bees, wasps.

Sinhala text (not proofread):

බීරළු ගෙතීම — ගාල්ල බීරළු ගෙතීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ප්‍රසිද්ධියක් දරයි. එය සම්ප්‍රදායික ගෘහ කර්මාන්තයකි. එහි ශිල්ප ක්‍රම මවගෙන් දුවටත් පවුලේ වැඩිහිටියන්ගෙන් ළමයින්ටත් උගෙනීමට ලැබේ. බීරළු රේන්දය ගොතනු ලබන්නේ කරකැවෙන කොට්ටයක් මතය. මෙම කොට්ටය මුදුනෙහි, කඩදාසියක දළ ලෙස අඳින ලද මෝස්තරය අල්පෙනෙතිවලින් සවි කරනු ලැබේ. මෝස්තරය ගෙතීමට ද මෙම අල්පෙනෙති උපයෝගී වේ. පිච්ච මල්, කපුරු, නෙළුම් යනාදී මල් හා සමනළ, මී මැසි යනාදී සත්ව මෝස්තර ද නොයෙක් ජ්‍යාමිතික මෝස්තර ද බිරළු මගින් ගොතනු ලැබේ. මේවා අතරින් වඩාත් සිත්ගන්නේ අලංකාර මසන් ගෙඩියේ සහ මලක හැඩයට ශෛලගත වූ සිංහල අකුරු මෝස්තරයයි.

Transcription:

bīraḷu getīma — gālla bīraḷu getīma sambandhayen prasiddhiyak darayi. eya sampradāyika gruha karmāntayaki. ehi śilpa krama mavagen duvaṭat pavulē væḍihiṭiyangen ḷamayinṭat ugenīmaṭa læbē. bīraḷu rēndaya gotanu labannē karakævena koṭṭayak mataya. mema koṭṭaya mudunehi, kaḍadāsiyaka daḷa lesa andina lada mōstaraya alpenetivalin savi karanu læbē. mōstaraya getīmaṭa da mema alpeneti upayōgī vē. pichcha mal, kapuru, neḷum yanādī mal hā samanaḷa, mī mæsi yanādī satva mōstara da noyek jyāmitika mōstara da biraḷu magin gotanu læbē. mēvā atarin vaḍāt sitgannē alaṅkāra masan geḍiyē saha malaka hæḍayaṭa śaĩlagata vū siṅhala akuru mōstarayayi.

Transcription:

biralu getima — galla biralu getima sambandhayen prasiddhiyak darayi. eya sampradayika gruha karmantayaki. ehi shilpa krama mavagen duvatat pavule vadihitiyangen lamayintat ugenimata labe. biralu rendaya gotanu labanne karakavena kottayak mataya. mema kottaya mudunehi, kadadasiyaka dala lesa andina lada mostaraya alpenetivalin savi karanu labe. mostaraya getimata da mema alpeneti upayogi ve. pichcha mal, kapuru, nelum yanadi mal ha samanala, mi masi yanadi satva mostara da noyek jyamitika mostara da biralu magin gotanu labe. meva atarin vadat sitganne alankara masan gediye saha malaka hadayata shailagata vu sinhala akuru mostarayayi.

Automated translation:

Beer Weaving — Galle is famous for Beer Weaving. It is a traditional cottage industry. Its techniques can be learned from mother to daughter and from family elders to children. Biralu yarn is woven on a spinning pillow. On top of this pillow, the design roughly drawn on a piece of paper is pinned with pins. These pins are also used to knit the pattern. Flowers like pitchfork, camphor, lotus etc. and animal motifs like butterflies, bees etc. and various geometric motifs are also woven by chicks. Among these, the most interesting is the Sinhalese font stylized in the shape of a beautiful fish and a flower.

Tamil text (not proofread):

பின்னற் கட்டைகளால் பின்னுதல் — இந்த வகைப்பின்னல் வேலைகளுக்கு காலி பிரசித்தமான ஓரிடமாகும். இதுவொரு பாரம்பரிய வீட்டுக் கைத்தொழிலாகும். இந்தப் பின்னல் நுட்பக் கலை தாயிடமிருந்து மகளுக்கும்இ குடும்பத்திலுள்ள வயது வந்தவர்களால் பிள்ளைகளுக்கும் வழிவழியாகக் கற்பிக்கப்படுகின்றது. சுழலும் தலையணை ஒன்றின் மீமு வைத்தே பின்னற் கட்டைகளால் இறேந்தைச் சரிகை பின்னப்படுகின்றது. இந்தத் தலையணையின் முகப்பில் கடதாசியில் வரையப்பட்ட மாதிரி வடிவமைப்புகள் குண்டூசிகள் கொண்டு பொருத்தப்பட்டிருக்கும். வடிவமைப்புக்களை கொண்டு வருவதற்கு இந்தக்குண்டூசி பயன்படும். மல்லிகைஇ கிரிஸான்தமம்இ தாமரை முதலிய மலர் அலங்காரங்களும் ஈக்கள்இ தேன்கள்இ குளவிகள் போன்ற உயிரினங்களின் வடிவமைப்புகளும் பெறப்படுவதற்கு இந்தப் பின்னற் கட்டைகள் பயன்படுகின்றன.

Transcription:

piṉṉaṟ kaṭṭaikaḷāl piṉṉutal — inta vakaippiṉṉal vēlaikaḷukku kāli piracittamāṉa ōriṭamākum. ituvoru pārampariya vīṭṭuk kaittoḻilākum. intap piṉṉal nuṭpak kalai tāyiṭamiruntu makaḷukkumi kuṭumpattiluḷḷa vayatu vantavarkaḷāl piḷḷaikaḷukkum vaḻivaḻiyākak kaṟpikkappaṭukiṉṟatu. cuḻalum talaiyaṇai oṉṟiṉ mīmu vaittē piṉṉaṟ kaṭṭaikaḷāl iṟēntaic carikai piṉṉappaṭukiṉṟatu. intat talaiyaṇaiyiṉ mukappil kaṭatāciyil varaiyappaṭṭa mātiri vaṭivamaippukaḷ kuṇṭūcikaḷ koṇṭu poruttappaṭṭirukkum. vaṭivamaippukkaḷai koṇṭu varuvataṟku intakkuṇṭūci payaṉpaṭum. mallikaii kirisāṉtamami tāmarai mutaliya malar alaṅkāraṅkaḷum īkkaḷi tēṉkaḷi kuḷavikaḷ pōṉṟa uyiriṉaṅkaḷiṉ vaṭivamaippukaḷum peṟappaṭuvataṟku intap piṉṉaṟ kaṭṭaikaḷ payaṉpaṭukiṉṟaṉa.

Transcription:

pinnar kattaigalal pinnuthal — intha vagaippinnal velaigalukku kali pirasithamana oridamagum. ithuvoru parambariya vittug kaithozhilagum. inthap pinnal nudpag kalai thayidamirunthu magalukkumi kudumbathilulla vayathu vanthavarkalal pillaigalukkum vazhivazhiyagak karpikkappaduginrathu. suzhalum thalaiyanai onrin mimu vaithe pinnar kattaigalal irenthais sarigai pinnappaduginrathu. inthath thalaiyanaiyin mugappil kadathasiyil varaiyappatta mathiri vadivamaippugal kundusigal kondu poruthappattirukkum. vadivamaippukkalai kondu varuvatharku inthakkundusi payanpadum. malligaii kirisanthamami thamarai muthaliya malar alangarangalum ikkali thenkali kulavigal ponra uyirinangalin vadivamaippugalum perappaduvatharku inthap pinnar kattaigal payanpaduginrana.

Automated translation:

Back knitting — Galle is a popular place for this category of work. It is a traditional cottage industry. This weaving technique is passed down from mother to daughter and by adults in the family to children. Irandi lace is woven with the back knots like a spinning pillow. The front of this pillow has patterned designs drawn on paper and is fitted with quilts. This brush is used to bring designs. These backwoods are used to get floral decorations like jasmine, chrysanthemum, lotus etc. and animal designs like flies, bees and wasps.

Gallery information:

These photos were taken at the Galle National Museum—one of the most significant heritage sites in Sri Lanka's southern half constructed in Dutch architectural design. The main objectives of the museum are to the acquisition, conservation, study and research of historical and cultural heritage of the Southern half of Sri Lanka and to exhibit those objects to encourage public knowledge and education.