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Showing posts with label An exorcism. Show all posts

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Old Ceylon,

Ellen Wood saved to Ivory and jade carvings

Portrait of the Sinhalese King Sri Vikrama Raja Sinha (r. 1798–1815) Period:Kandyan period (1480–1815) Date:early 19th century Culture:Sri Lanka (Kandy district) Medium:Ivory with engraved and painted designThis portrait of the last Kandyan king displays his regalia of office: the six-pointed crown, a long shirt (kamisiya), a tunic (bo-hettya), and a cape (mante), over which hangs a floral pendant. He wears patterned trousers and is barefooted

 


A decorated 'lime box'  with spoon.


A chew of betel has a half  'Bulath kola', arecanut shavings, a small amount of lime and a few more spices. Chewing betel produces a sense of euphoria. The lime box is carried in one's person.


The spreading r5oots of a tree.

Women knitting lace on a 'beeralu' machine

A gypsy carrying a monkey

A young novice carrying a bowl to get  alms

A Devil dancer

A patient being exorcised