Group of Sinhala devil dancers, Sri Lanka, Charles T. Scowen & Co., 1876 - 1893

Title(s)

Group of Sinhala devil dancers, Sri Lanka

Object type

• photograph

Object number

RP-F-F80087

Inscriptions / marks

• title: ‘Sinhalese Devil Dancers.’
• signature: ‘Scowen & Co./ Ceylon’
• number: ‘1600/ 54’

Artist

• photographer: Charles T. Scowen & Co. (mentioned on object)

Place

Sri Lanka

Dating

1876 - 1893

Material

• paper

Technique

albumen print

Measurements

height 215 mm × width 279 mm

What

• ritual music and dancing ~ non-Christian religions

Where

• Sri Lanka

Acquisition

transferred 1994

Copyright

Public domain