Two Sinhalese Tills, Esaias Boursss, 1662 Two men are outside in an open field, each with a hoe (udalla) on a long stick. They both only wear a small loincloth (Lanket, Lunket) that covers the cross and leaves the buttocks exposed. The long wavy hair of both men hangs loose over the shoulders. The man on the left is slightly bent over, feet apart. With both hands he holds the stick with the hoe that rests on the floor for him. The man on the right - possibly the same figure - stands upright, with his left foot a step forward, left arm along the body. With the right hand he holds the end of th
Two Sinhalese Tills, Esaias Boursss, 1662 Two men are outside in an open field, each with a hoe (udalla) on a long stick. They both only wear a small loincloth (Lanket, Lunket) that covers the cross and leaves the buttocks exposed. The long wavy hair of both men hangs loose over the shoulders. The man on the left is slightly bent over, feet apart. With both hands he holds the stick with the hoe that rests on the floor for him. The man on the right - possibly the same figure - stands upright, with his left foot a step forward, left arm along the body. With the right hand he holds the end of the hoe stick that lies over the right shoulder, with the hoe to the back. This man (nen) are Singalese farmers belonging to the Goviya Kaste. The draftsman with the tool is clearly used to make the dikes in a rice field. Blad 28 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets. Colombo paper. ink brush Asiatic races and peoples (with NAME). agricultural implements: hoe. working class, labourers. sawahs, rice paddies Sri Lanka. Colombo
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