Two labourers outside, one standing and one squatting, Esaias Boursse, 1662 Two men were drawn outside in an uneven terrain. The standing man on the left is wearing a hip rug (veshti, lungi) above his knees; There is a shawl (Chadar) around his shoulders and arms that partly leaves its upper body in uncovered; The right hand sticks out of the folds. On the left next to him, a little further back is a man squatting. He is also dressed in a hip rug and a wide shawl over the right shoulder and arm. His uncovered upper body and left arm can be seen partially. Both hands are folded on his knees. T
Two labourers outside, one standing and one squatting, Esaias Boursse, 1662 Two men were drawn outside in an uneven terrain. The standing man on the left is wearing a hip rug (veshti, lungi) above his knees; There is a shawl (Chadar) around his shoulders and arms that partly leaves its upper body in uncovered; The right hand sticks out of the folds. On the left next to him, a little further back is a man squatting. He is also dressed in a hip rug and a wide shawl over the right shoulder and arm. His uncovered upper body and left arm can be seen partially. Both hands are folded on his knees. The clothing points to an origin from South India or Jaffna. The men are probably put to work in Colombo for reconstruction. Page 81 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets. Sri Lanka paper. ink brush head-gear (with NAME). Asiatic races and peoples: Indians. working class, labourers Sri Lanka. Colombo
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