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Object Number
2004.29.21578
Display Title
Head man of Kandy
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Ceylon / Kandy" Printed on photograph: "Skeen & Co 1101" Verso: "A head man of Kandy / Agassiz / M.C.Z."
Department
Photographic
Date
ca. 1880
Artist
Skeen and Company
Culture
- Sri Lankan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Sri Lanka
/
Central
/
Kandy
/
Kandy
Dimensions
Overall: 27.6226 × 20.955 cm (10 7/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Collector
Gen. G. A. Goodale
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. G. A. Goodale
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.21579 | Studio portrait of Kandyan chief |
Kandy
| ||
| 2004.29.21505 | Street scene, houses, sidewalks and people |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21582 | Group of Kandyan chiefs on stairs |
Kandy
| ||
| 2004.29.21577 | Kandyan ladies |
Kandy
| ||
| 2004.29.21503 | Road scene of people |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21559 | Buddhist Temple |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21502 | Road scene of people and cow drawn carriage |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 56-41-60/16297.1.24 | Elephants in the Kandy Perahera, an annual procession |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21498 | Studio portrait of a man wearing a head ornament |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21500 | Group in outdoor setting of men with hats by columns |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 46-86-60/16298.1.1 | Studio portrait of upper class Kandyan woman |
Kandy
| ||
| 36-90-60/16293.1.5 | Sinhalese devil dancers |
Sri Lanka
|