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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
Asia / Sri Lanka / Central / Kandy / Kandy
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 20.32 x 27.94 cm (8 x 11 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Museum of Comparative Zoology
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.21467 | Group of Sinhalese in front of a tree |
Sri Lanka
Kandy | ||
| 2004.29.21582 | Group of Kandyan chiefs on stairs |
Kandy
| ||
| 2004.29.21579 | Studio portrait of Kandyan chief |
Kandy
| ||
| 2004.29.21462 | Portrait of a Sinhalese man |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21461 | Portrait of a Sinhalese man |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21577 | Kandyan ladies |
Kandy
| ||
| 36-90-60/16293.1.5 | Sinhalese devil dancers |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 46-86-60/16298.1.1 | Studio portrait of upper class Kandyan woman |
Kandy
| ||
| 36-90-60/16293.1.4 | Sinhalese family in front of house |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 63-45-60/11873 | Sinhalese religious painting of Bali curing ceremony |
Painting
|
Kotagepitiya
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 2004.24.27029 | Three women. "Low caste Sinhalese" |
India
| ||
| 47-31-60/9289 | Sinhalese writing of buddhist priest on a palm leaf |
Documentary
|
Colombo
|