Chest piece of king KirtiRajasimhe (1747-1782 ad) of Sri Lanka: a discussion paper to ascertain the task of the dress

Abstract

Significance and meaning of dress have been attracted with the wide variety of disciplines such as socio-culture, anthropology, economics, history, philosophy. In this article I concentrate on the actual task of the chest piece of King Kirti Sri Rajasimhe (1747-1782 AD) of the Kandyan Kingdom of Sri Lanka, by analyzing its usage in a wider socio-cultural context. Strategic effects required in the material properties of dress and their expressive ability were examined. The objective of the study is to discuss the actual task of the dress by analyzing its usage in a wider socio-cultural context. The research is a qualitative data analysis primary and secondary data were gathered and analyzed. It can be suggested from this research that even though the factors affect theories may change time to time the theory or the concept will remain the same. It was found that the dress, adornments, accessories all, equally contribute to maintain social class, wealth, power of the wearer.