Other items in the museum: Metal Scuplture: Models of North Indian sculptures: Granary Pot: Uruli, About 16th century AD, Vellimalai, Kalkulam Tk. Kanyakumari District Weight: 50 kg. Sculpture: Garuda Vahanam, About 19th century AD, Swamithoppu, Kanyakumari District: Carving Pen: Palm leaf manuscripts: Basket keeping for Palm leaf … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2008
Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 8
Items in the museum: Coral Reef: Bones of a whale washed ashore at Manavala kurichy, Kanyakumari Dt. in September 1993: Arms: (From left) Sword of Kattabomman Sivakasi, Tirupachethi Aruval Madurai, and other swords. (Below) Cannon Balls from Udaygiri fort. AD 1741. The cannon balls displayed here were unearthed from Udaygiri fort of Kanyakumari District. Udaygiri … [Read more...]
Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 7
Other sections in the museum: Coins: The earlist known Indian coins is called Puranas. They are known to have been in circulation during the third century BC or even earlier. They are of three different kinds: Impressed (punch-marked), die-struck and cast. Punch-marked puranas are usually of Silver, rarely of Copper. Die-struck and cast puranas are mostly of Copper. All … [Read more...]
Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 6
Sections in the museum: Mineral Sands: Mineral Sands from the Indian rare earths limited, Manavalakurichy, Kanyakumari District. Ilmenite: is a black mineral containing Ferro-Titanate and it is the main ore for Titanium Dioxide and Titanium metals. The main use of Ilmenite is for the production of Titanium dioxide used as a pigment in paint, paper, and leather and … [Read more...]
Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 5
Rocks: A rock is an aggregate of minerals and it may be mono-minerallic, bi-minerallic or poly-minerallic in composition. Based on their origin, rocks are classified in to three broad divisions- Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rocks are those that have been formed by the consolidation of the hot molten rocky material. eg. Granite, Gabbro, … [Read more...]