Two Sinhalese Soldiers, Esaias Boursss, 1662 In the outdoors, two men pose frontal for the draftsman. Their feet and lower legs are exposed. The man on the left is on a rock. He carries a hip rug (Veshti, Lungi) suspended above the knees with a waistband, an open short jacket with long sleeves and pleated bottom edge (Hettaya) and a simple high hat on his head above his ears. The man on the right has long curly hair to the shoulders, separated in the middle, and a short beard. He also wears a knee rug, a wide waistband and a short -sealed jacket with long sleeves and pleated bottom edge (Hett
Two Sinhalese Soldiers, Esaias Boursss, 1662 In the outdoors, two men pose frontal for the draftsman. Their feet and lower legs are exposed. The man on the left is on a rock. He carries a hip rug (Veshti, Lungi) suspended above the knees with a waistband, an open short jacket with long sleeves and pleated bottom edge (Hettaya) and a simple high hat on his head above his ears. The man on the right has long curly hair to the shoulders, separated in the middle, and a short beard. He also wears a knee rug, a wide waistband and a short -sealed jacket with long sleeves and pleated bottom edge (Hettaya). On his left hip you can see the decorated hilt of a short sword (Kastane). A rolled cloth is clamped under the left sock. The object in his left hand is probably a hat. Both men are Singalese rental soldiers (Lascorins), now employed by the Dutch. They belong to the caste of the Goviiya. Leaf 3 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets. Sri Lanka paper. ink brush the soldier; the soldier's life. Asiatic races and peoples (SRILANKANS). Asiatic races and peoples (with NAME).. hacing and thrusting weapons (with NAME) Sri Lanka. Colombo
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