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Gok Art in Sri Lanka
Just as origami is unique to Japan, Gok art has found a firm place in Sri Lankan society. The use of Gok in various decorative forms, has become a hallmark of both cultural and religious occasions. Firmly intertwined with myth, legend and folklore – from the voodoo dance of the South to the decorative Hindu kovils of the North, Gok art has developed and etched itself a niche in the hearts and minds of a nation of different and diverse colours and creeds. The origin of Gok art in Sri Lanka dates back to the time the first coconut fruit drifted onto the coast of ancient Ceylon. The spread of Gok art and its use across varying faiths and religions has been closely linked since then, to the spread of coconut across the island. According to the Indika, a book written by Megasthenes, a Greek Traveller, Geographer and Ambassador of Seleucus I of Syria, who visited India during the third century BCE, coconut was very much existent in the daily use of the Taprobanê of the day. With the spread of the various royal kingdoms from Anuradhapura to Kotte, the rulers willingness to foster the arts is a clear indication of the acceleration, growth and spread of the Gok art in Sri Lanka. During this transition it must be noted however that artists maintained their unique crafting styles and patterns that are inherent to their regions, and today, this art is complicated as it is decorative, even to the average observer.