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Object Number
2004.29.21494.1
Display Title
Studio portrait of a Fakir
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Ceylon/ A Fakir [verso] A Fakir / 110 / Agassiz / M.C.Z. / acc 36 -90 / Owner = Peabody Museum, Harvard University”
Department
Photographic
Date
ca. 1880
Culture
- Sri Lankan
- Tamil?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Sri Lanka
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 27.9401 × 20.955 cm (11 × 8 1/4 in.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.27032 | Fakir |
India
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| 2004.24.27028 | Fakirs |
India
| ||
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Kandy
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Sri Lanka
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| 2004.29.21500 | Group in outdoor setting of men with hats by columns |
Sri Lanka
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Oahu
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| 2004.29.21498 | Studio portrait of a man wearing a head ornament |
Sri Lanka
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| 36-90-60/16293.1.7 | Singhalese women |
Sri Lanka
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| 2004.29.21559 | Buddhist Temple |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21494 | Tamil Brahmin with body paint, standing against pillar |
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
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| 2004.29.21504 | Road scene of people and houses |
Sri Lanka
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