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Object Number
2004.29.21579
Display Title
Studio portrait of Kandyan chief
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Ceylon / Kandy / A Kandyan Chief" Printed on photograph: "Skeen & Co / 1099" Verso: "A Kandyan Chief / 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
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 27.3051 × 20.955 cm (10 3/4 × 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.21582 | Group of Kandyan chiefs on stairs |
Kandy
| ||
| 2004.29.21577 | Kandyan ladies |
Kandy
| ||
| 46-86-60/16298.1.1 | Studio portrait of upper class Kandyan woman |
Kandy
| ||
| 2004.29.21466 | Kandyan Sinhalese woman |
Sri Lanka
Kandy | ||
| 2004.29.21505 | Street scene, houses, sidewalks and people |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21578 | Head man of Kandy |
Kandy
| ||
| 2004.29.21559 | Buddhist Temple |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21502 | Road scene of people and cow drawn carriage |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21503 | Road scene of people |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21498 | Studio portrait of a man wearing a head ornament |
Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2004.29.21467 | Group of Sinhalese in front of a tree |
Sri Lanka
Kandy | ||
| 2004.29.21500 | Group in outdoor setting of men with hats by columns |
Sri Lanka
|