LANKA DECORATIVE ARTS 2013, CONFERENCE IVORY AND THE ELEPHANT
LANKA DECORATIVE ARTS 2013 CONFERENCE IVORY AND THE ELEPHANT, A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE SRI LANKA, 26-28 NOVEMBER 2013
Lanka Decorative Arts is organizing an international conference on ivory to be convened in Colombo and Galle, in November 2013. The theme will be Ivory and the Elephant. The conference will focus on art historical and historical matters of ivories produced in Asia (notably Sri Lanka, Goa, the Philippines and South East Asia) for export to Europe during the period of European expansion, from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Legal issues regarding ivory, and elephant conservation will also be included. 26 and 27th November will held be in Colombo, 28th in Galle, and on 29th an optional tour to Kandy will be organized.