Details
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 decorated with jewelry all connected to her ear. She wears lar necklaces. Lace lies across the back of her chair. The woman on the right facing the camera, wears many necklaces and chokers, and bell-shaped earrings. She looks directly at the camera. A bit of the lace from the back of her chair is visible.
Date Published
1894 to 1900
Subjects
Notes
No date; likely late 1890s
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 28 cm
Member of
Source File
umkc_lsc_loose_photo-048.tif
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
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