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Cinghalese chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon

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Image ID

826653


Item data

Title

Cinghalese chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Costume -- Regional -- A-L

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1876

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC COSTU-Reg-(A-L)

Subjects

Hats
Costumes
Necklaces
Men -- Clothing & dress -- Sri Lanka
Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) -- Clothing & dress
Costumes -- Sri Lankan
Tribal chiefs -- Sri Lanka

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Printed on border: "Takiri Banda Panabokke, President of Tribunal, Dumbera ; Giragama, Ratemahatmeya of Yatimwera ; John Richard Paranagama, Ratemahatmeya of Jumpane (A Christian)" "From a sketch by one of our special artists" Written on border: "Jan. 15, 1876"
Source Note: Illustrated London news. (London : Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., 1842-).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 28 x 24 cm. (11 x 9 1/2 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17567131
Barcode: 33333159268057
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 85b5d570-c54b-012f-8594-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1876

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Cinghalese chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85b5d570-c54b-012f-8594-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1876). Cinghalese chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85b5d570-c54b-012f-8594-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Cinghalese chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85b5d570-c54b-012f-8594-58d385a7bc34

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