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Sinhalese man with knapsack, sketchbook page, A Sinhalese man is squatting on a stone block, outside along the road. He is wearing a hitched loincloth (vesthi, lungi), his upper body is uncovered. His arms rest on his thighs, his hands clasped together. He has medium-length curly hair, a large moustache, and a short, full beard. On his head is a cap. In front of him on the ground lies a long pointed stick with a round knob, and a tied-up sack. The stick is probably a carrying pole. Sheet 9 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets., draftsman (artist): Esaias Boursse, Sri Lanka, 1662, draftsman (artist), South Asia, materials by function, paper, ink, brush, brush in gray, height 148 mm x width 196 mm, knapsack, rucksack, Asiatic races and peoples (SRILANKANS), 41D232, skirt (LUNGI), overseas history, Colombo, Period, 1662 - 1670, A monochrome drawing shows a bearded man sitting cross-legged on a ground surface, wearing a tall hat and minimal clothing that exposes his chest and limbs, with his hands resting in his lap and his gaze directed forward; near him on the ground are a small rounded sack with a long thin rod passing beside it and a few scattered rounded objects, all rendered with soft pencil or ink shading against a mostly blank background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_463

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Keywords

Sinhalese man knapsack sketchbook page squatting stone block outside road wearing hitched loincloth vesthi lungi upper body uncovered arms rest thighs hands clasped together medium-length curly hair large moustache short full beard head cap front ground lies long pointed stick round knob tied-up sack carrying pole Sheet 9 sketchbook 117 sheets draftsman artist Esaias Boursse Sri Lanka 1662 South Asia materials function paper ink brush gray height 148 mm x width 196 mm rucksack Asiatic races peoples Srilankans 41D232 skirt Lungi overseas history Colombo Period 1662 - 1670 monochrome drawing bearded man sitting cross-legged ground surface tall hat minimal clothing exposes chest limbs hands resting lap gaze directed forward near ground small rounded sack long thin rod passing beside scattered objects rendered soft pencil ink shading mostly blank background