Details
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, neck, wrists, and fingers. She has a bindi. Embossed in the lower left -hand corner, "Apothecaries Co Ltd, Photographers, Colombo, Ceylon."
Date Published
1894 to 1900
Publisher
Apothecaries Co. Ltd. (Colombo, Ceylon)
Subjects
Notes
No date; likely late 1890s
Handwritten on back in blue ink, "Bramin Lady."
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 28 x 21 cm
Member of
Source File
umkc_lsc_loose_photo-056.tif
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
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