Wood carving sri lanka 

According to “Mahawamsa” the prevailed arts and crafts were innovated with the arrival of Buddhist Nun “Sanghamitta” to Sri Lanka from India. The history records that crafts men belong to sixty different castes arrived to Sri Lanka along with her on her visit that brought the Sacred Bo- Tree to Anuradhapura.

With this heritage Sri Lanka got fame all over the world for its arts and crafts.  The tradition of woodcarving in Sri Lanka is visible at Lankatilaka Temple and Ambakka Devale at Kandy. 

The three dimensional carvings of ebony Elephants, Buddha are popular in Sri Lanka. 

Wood-carved decorative panels are used widely in Sri Lanka in the trade of interior decoration too. such as wall hangings, fancy jewellery, figurines, sculpture, gift boxes, household items are some of the woodcraft items produced in Sri Lanka.