Sinhalese Man

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sinhalese Man

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Date
c. 1880s
Medium
albumen print
Culture
India, 19th century
Department
Photography
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
313232

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The gentleman sports a Western jacket and shirt, but his distinctive hairstyle identifies him as Sinhalese, a people originally from northern India who now form the majority of the population of Sri Lanka. Formally posed in a studio in profile, rather like a specimen, the image is more likely an anthropological study than a commissioned portrait.

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Credit line
Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust
Provenance
Bruno Tatarin, Photovintagefrance, Lorraine, France | September 4, 2018: the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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