Note
No date; likely late 1890scaption: "Veddahs [sic]."Digitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Description
Two unidentified Vedda men wearing traditional clothing sit with axes, bows and arrows in Sri Lanka [then Ceylon]. One man sits on what appears to be a rock with straw on top of it. The other man sits on the ground. A bush stands behind the men. Printed in black ink in the bottom left-hand corner, "Scowen." Printed in white ink on the bottom left-hand corner, "Charles T. Scowen and Co. Ceylon." The words Charles T. Scowen and is mostly faded. Printed in white ink below the two seated men, "Veddahs."
Contributors
Photographer: Scowen, Charles T.
Date Issued
1894 to 1900
Type
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 28 cm
Genre
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