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Object Number
36-90-60/16293.1.9
Display Title
Two Veddah men sitting
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Veddah / Ceylon / 36-90 / Wild Men / Interior Ceylon. / Gift of Mrs. G. A. Goodale / (verso) Wild Men - Interior of Ceylon"; printed on photograph: "Scowen & Co. Ceylon. / Veddahs."
Department
Photographic
Date
ca. 1880
Artist
Scowen and Company
Culture
- Sri Lankan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Sri Lanka
Additional Geographic Terms
Interior of Ceylon
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 22.86 x 27.94 cm (9 x 11 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. G. A. Goodale
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| 36-90-60/16293.1.27 | Four Kandian Chiefs in front of tree |
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| 36-90-60/16293.1.25 | Studio portrait of a Kandian woman |
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| 2004.29.21473 | Two Veddah men with bows and arrows |
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India | ||
| 36-90-60/16293.1.15 | Men harvesting jackfruit |
Sri Lanka
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| 36-90-60/16293.1.18 | Man sorting tea |
Sri Lanka
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| 36-90-60/16293.1.6 | Singhalese beggar |
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| 36-90-60/16293.1.8 | Tamil woman and children |
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| 36-90-60/16293.1.21 | Street Scene |
Colombo
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| 36-90-60/16293.1.23 | Street Scene |
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