Toddy Tapper and Sinhalese Soldier, Esaias Boursss, 1662 There are two men outside on a slope. The man on the left is a palm wine tapper. He wears a double and high hip rug (Veshti, Lungi). His upper body and legs are uncovered. On the left hip he wears an earthen works pot (Labu Katey) for collecting the palm wine (toll truck or toddy), hung in a net of cords with which the pot can be worn. Behind the pot is a wooden tube with a bundle of tools: knives to cut the flour of the coconut palm and a hammer (Thalanaya) to flatten the flour. The man wears a wreath of leaves, possibly to spoil insec
Toddy Tapper and Sinhalese Soldier, Esaias Boursss, 1662 There are two men outside on a slope. The man on the left is a palm wine tapper. He wears a double and high hip rug (Veshti, Lungi). His upper body and legs are uncovered. On the left hip he wears an earthen works pot (Labu Katey) for collecting the palm wine (toll truck or toddy), hung in a net of cords with which the pot can be worn. Behind the pot is a wooden tube with a bundle of tools: knives to cut the flour of the coconut palm and a hammer (Thalanaya) to flatten the flour. The man wears a wreath of leaves, possibly to spoil insects. The man man on the right is a Singalese rental soldier (Lascorijn). He is dressed in a knee rug (veshti, lungi), worn in a Singalese way. His feet are hiding behind the drawn slope. The upper body is uncovered. A Kastane (short sword) hangs on his left side, the Charter standing out high. On his right side, a dagger stands out above the stuffed waistland. On the head, the man wears a high hat with a slammed edge. Blad 112 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets. Sri Lanka paper. ink brush Asiatic races and peoples (with NAME). hacing and thrusting weapons (with NAME). Colombo. Sri Lanka
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