Two Sinhalese Soldiers, Esaias Boursss, 1662 Two men stand outside on an uneven terrain. The left man is drawn aside from the right. His torso is uncovered. He wears a Singalese way converted knee rug (veshti, lungi). From the half -length sword (Kastane), worn on his left hip, we only see the decorated hilt with Leeuwenkopje and the curled end of the sheath. He is wearing a round borderless hat. The man on the right is drawn from the front. He is wearing a closed short jacket with long sleeves and pleated lower edge (Hettaya), underneath an in a Singalese way of knee -rug (Veshti, Lungi) and
Two Sinhalese Soldiers, Esaias Boursss, 1662 Two men stand outside on an uneven terrain. The left man is drawn aside from the right. His torso is uncovered. He wears a Singalese way converted knee rug (veshti, lungi). From the half -length sword (Kastane), worn on his left hip, we only see the decorated hilt with Leeuwenkopje and the curled end of the sheath. He is wearing a round borderless hat. The man on the right is drawn from the front. He is wearing a closed short jacket with long sleeves and pleated lower edge (Hettaya), underneath an in a Singalese way of knee -rug (Veshti, Lungi) and a high waistband around the medicine. In his right hand he wears something that looks like a bag, and a long stick that leans against his right shoulder is probably a lance or a spear. Under his left arm, the decorated hilt protrudes from a short sword (Kastane). On his head a typical hat (or helmet?): High, stiff, with a point at the front. Both men are Singalese rental soldiers (Lascorins), now employed by the Dutch. They belong to the caste of the Goviya. Page 23 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets. Sri Lanka paper. ink brush Asiatic races and peoples (with NAME).. hacing and thrusting weapons (with NAME). the soldier; the soldier's life Sri Lanka. Colombo
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