A man standing next to a tailor at work, Esaias Boursse, 1662 Outside in the open air, a man sits on a tailor sitting on a layer of wooden plankier on the left, gracefully sawn. There is scissors in front of him on the Plankier. The man is dressed in a long hip rug (Veshti, Lungi); There is a large wrap around his shoulders (Chadar). The cap on his head has a special shape, as a sheep folded from paper. As a tailor, he is a member of the Hannaliya, the caste of the tailors and embroiders. On the right is a figure, probably a man. He is dressed in calf hip cloth (veshti, lungi), rolled at the

A man standing next to a tailor at work, Esaias Boursse, 1662 Outside in the open air, a man sits on a tailor sitting on a layer of wooden plankier on the left, gracefully sawn. There is scissors in front of him on the Plankier. The man is dressed in a long hip rug (Veshti, Lungi); There is a large wrap around his shoulders (Chadar). The cap on his head has a special shape, as a sheep folded from paper. As a tailor, he is a member of the Hannaliya, the caste of the tailors and embroiders. On the right is a figure, probably a man. He is dressed in calf hip cloth (veshti, lungi), rolled at the waist. The upper body and right shoulder is partly covered with a turned shoulder cloth, the left shoulder is exposed. The hair separated in the middle is pulled back. Page 21 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets. Sri Lanka paper. ink brush Asiatic races and peoples (with NAME). Asian races and peoples (with NAME). head-gear (with NAME). tailor, dressmaker. sitting cross-legged, as tailor at work Sri Lanka. Colombo

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