And Man and A Woman, Esaias Boursss, 1662 On the left is a man in the open air. He carries a hip rug (veshti, lungi) to above the knees double -beated with the hem stabbed in the waist, and a long hanging vest without sleeves, of striped fabric. On his head a damaged ('ramped') filthed with a twisted piece of textile as a hat ribbon. He was probably applied from Jaffna, taken to Colombo and put it to work, or a former man made of the first or second generation. The standing woman on the right is wearing a Singalese wrap (Redda) and a Portuguese blouse with V-neck and long sleeves (Hatte). The

And Man and A Woman, Esaias Boursss, 1662 On the left is a man in the open air. He carries a hip rug (veshti, lungi) to above the knees double -beated with the hem stabbed in the waist, and a long hanging vest without sleeves, of striped fabric. On his head a damaged ('ramped') filthed with a twisted piece of textile as a hat ribbon. He was probably applied from Jaffna, taken to Colombo and put it to work, or a former man made of the first or second generation. The standing woman on the right is wearing a Singalese wrap (Redda) and a Portuguese blouse with V-neck and long sleeves (Hatte). The hair is stabbed in a Wrong (Condé). She is Singalese or Eurasian. Leaf 33 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets. Sri Lanka paper. ink brush Asiatic races and peoples (with NAME). Asian races and peoples (with NAME). Eurasion, half-caste. skirt (with NAME). clothing for the upper part of the body (with NAME). styles of hairdress (with NAME) - ~women. freedom ~ slavery Sri Lanka. Colombo

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