Monday at the Museum!

This bridge is just outside the Colombo Museum. We spent part of our day going through the museum with the Sister Missionaries.

                                                    Colombo Museum!

             Tree outside the museum.  It's amazing at how big they grow.

                                          Goddess Durga (9 - 10 Century AC)

Bodhisattva Sandals. (c. 9th century AD) Presumably, the two sandals were made for standing Bodhisattva of about three meters high, also made of bronze.

                                                 Ken looking at an exhibit.

Golden Manuscript. (9th Century AC). Copy of Mahayana text. Reminds me of the Book of Mormon Gold Plates.

                                             Ceramic Lion from China.

            Replica of a man climbing up to get out rice from storage.

Ken standing in front of a stream and how they keep the mice out of the fields.

                                 Medicine man driving out the evil spirits.

                                    Sisters and I standing in front of a house.

                                                   Weapons.

                                                  More weapons.

                                                        Elephant skeleton.

                                                    Trying to stay shaded.