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Object Number 2004.29.21466
Display Title Kandyan Sinhalese woman
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Ceylon / Kandy / A Kandyan Sinhalese / (verso) A Kandyan Sinhalese"; stamped on board (verso): "Agassiz / M. C. Z."
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1920
Culture
  • Sri Lankan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Sri Lanka
Asia / Sri Lanka / Central / Kandy / Kandy
Dimensions Overall: 20.32 x 27.94 cm (8 x 11 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Museum of Comparative Zoology

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