Special Exhibits.

Models of Natives.—Buddhist Mendicant Priest. Notice his bowl, his yellow robes which have been torn to pieces and then re-sewn, the fan to cover his eyes that he may not see a fathom in front of him, the muslin to strain the water lest in drinking he should destroy even insect life.

Masks on the walls, worn by "Devil Dancers," who dance through the night in the sick man's room to cure him.

Native Books, written on the leaves of the talipot palm, will be found in the lower portion of Case K.

The boards which bind the leaves are often ornamented with precious jewels. Models of arrack still, native oil mill, salt works, elephant kraal for capturing elephants, near case G.

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Agricultural Implements.

The plough resembling that used two thousand years ago is designed to operate on land rendered soft by repeated flooding.

Dagoba.—A gilt representation of a Dagoba stands near the entrance to the Court.

The word Dagoba is derived from "dhatu," a relic, literally a tooth; and "garbha," a casket. Buddhist tradition says that when Gautama Buddha died, his body was burned, and his charred bones distributed over the country. His left canine tooth, after 500 years, was moved to Ceylon for safety. A silver Dagoba in the Ceylon Court contains a model of the "Sacred Tooth."

The term Dagoba is applied to all Buddhist relic shrines.