Note
No date; likely late 1890scaption: "Tamil cooly [sic] plucking tea leaf"Digitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Description
A Tamil woman laborer looks down as she is plucking tea leaves from a tea bush in Sri Lanka [then Ceylon]. She carries a basket from a strap around her waist for the harvested leaves. She wears earrings with a necklace attached between the two earrings. Printed below the photograph in white ink, "Tamil Cooly Plucking Tea Leaf. Co. CEYLON."
Contributors
Photographer: Scowen, Charles T.
Date Issued
1894 to 1900
Type
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 28 x 21 cm
Member of
Publisher
Charles T. Scowen and Company (Ceylon)
Subject (Topical)
Rights
Rights Note
Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.
To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.
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Source
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections