Woman with a child, Esaias Boursse, 1662 Seen a standing woman on the back. She wears a long wrap skirt (Redda) of striped fabric, and a wide Portuguese blouse with long sleeves (hatte). On her hip you can see two flaps of her wrapping skirt in a local way. The hair is put backwards in a bun (Condé). With her right arm she holds a child on her hip. The child holds on to the woman's blouse with the left arm. The child is wearing a short vest. The flap on the back of the Portuguese blouse is the neck opening cut back on the front; This way the blouse can be made from one piece of fabric, with o

Woman with a child, Esaias Boursse, 1662 Seen a standing woman on the back. She wears a long wrap skirt (Redda) of striped fabric, and a wide Portuguese blouse with long sleeves (hatte). On her hip you can see two flaps of her wrapping skirt in a local way. The hair is put backwards in a bun (Condé). With her right arm she holds a child on her hip. The child holds on to the woman's blouse with the left arm. The child is wearing a short vest. The flap on the back of the Portuguese blouse is the neck opening cut back on the front; This way the blouse can be made from one piece of fabric, with only seams at the bottom of the sleeves to the waist. A few vague sketches can also be seen on the leaf with a metal marker. In the middle of the leaf a vertical line (a wall?). To the left of a sitting figure. To the right of a sitting figure with possibly a child on the arm, and some objects on the ground. Page 53 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets. Sri Lanka paper. ink. brush Asiatic races and peoples (SRILANKANS). skirt (with NAME). clothing for the upper part of the body (with NAME). Eurasion, half-caste. styles of hairdress (with NAME) - ~women Sri Lanka. Colombo

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