Two Sinhalese Soldiers, Esaias Boursss, 1662 Two men outside on an uneven terrain. The man on the left is wearing a knee rug (veshti, lungi) in the waist folded. There is a short sword on his left hip (Kastane). Under the high round hat, long wavy hair hangs in his neck. The man on the right, sitting on a stone with the right leg folded on the left knee. He carries a hip rug suspended above the knee (Veshti, Lungi); In addition, a wide waistband is wrapped, the ends of which are loose. On the left hip you can see the decorated hilt of a short sword (Kastane). Under the right arm, the handle o
Two Sinhalese Soldiers, Esaias Boursss, 1662 Two men outside on an uneven terrain. The man on the left is wearing a knee rug (veshti, lungi) in the waist folded. There is a short sword on his left hip (Kastane). Under the high round hat, long wavy hair hangs in his neck. The man on the right, sitting on a stone with the right leg folded on the left knee. He carries a hip rug suspended above the knee (Veshti, Lungi); In addition, a wide waistband is wrapped, the ends of which are loose. On the left hip you can see the decorated hilt of a short sword (Kastane). Under the right arm, the handle of probably a knife protrudes above the waistband. The man has a beard and a mustache, and short hair protrudes on his forehead under the high round hat. Both men are now in the service of the Dutch. They belong to the caste of the Goviiya. Page 4 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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