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Brahmin woman

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An unidentified Brahmin woman in Sri Lanka [then Ceylon], stands in front of banana leaves with her hands crossed on her lap as she looks off to the right. She wears ornate jewelry from her nose, ears...

Date Published
1894 to 1900

Chief of Kandy and his family in Sri Lanka

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A Kandian chief and family are wearing traditional clothing and jewelry as they sit or stand in a room in Kandy, Sri Lanka [then Ceylon]. He is the only male in the family. They all look somberly at...

Singhalese lady

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An unidentified Sinhalese woman in traditional clothing and jewelry rests her forearm and elbow on a table and touches her ear with her left hand in Sri Lanka [then Ceylon], in a close-up photograph...

Date Published
1894 to 1900

Two women sit facing each other

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Two unidentified Sri Lankan women, sit facing each other, one with her back to the camera, in Sri Lanka [then Ceylon]. The one on the right with her back to the camera, has her hair pulled up and...

Date Published
1894 to 1900