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Two Sinhalese tillers, sketchbook page, Two men are standing outside in an open field. They are standing upright, each holding a hoe (udalla) on a long stick. They are both wearing only a small loincloth (lanket, lunket) that covers the groin and leaves the buttocks exposed. The long, wavy hair of both men hangs loosely over their shoulders. The man on the left has the hoe standing on the ground beside him. He holds the stick with his right hand, his left arm hanging relaxed at his side. The man on the right – possibly the same figure – has the hoe standing behind him. These man(s) are Sinhalese farmers belonging to the Goviya caste. They are clearly posing for the artist with the tool used to build the dikes in a rice field. Sheet 29 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets., draftsman (artist): Esaias Boursse, Colombo, 1662, draftsman (artist), South Asia, materials by function, paper, ink, brush, brush in gray, height 148 mm x width 196 mm, working class, laborers, sawahs, rice paddies, agricultural implements: hoe, Asiatic races and peoples (with NAME), underclothes for the lower part of the body (LANKET), overseas history, Govigama, udalla, Sri Lanka, Period, 1662 - 1670, A pencil drawing of two standing male figures facing forward on a light textured background, each wearing a wrapped loincloth and showing defined torso musculature, with shoulder-length wavy hair and neutral facial expressions; the figure on the left rests one hand on a vertical staff that ends on the ground while the other arm hangs by the side, and the figure on the right places one hand on the hip with the other arm slightly bent, both figures barefoot standing on a shaded ground with small scattered round shapes.

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Two Sinhalese tillers sketchbook page Two men standing outside open field standing upright holding hoe udalla long stick wearing small loincloth lanket lunket covers groin leaves buttocks exposed long wavy hair men hangs loosely shoulders man left hoe standing ground beside holds stick right hand left arm hanging relaxed side right – figure – s Sinhalese farmers belonging Goviya caste posing artist tool build dikes rice field Sheet 29 sketchbook 117 sheets draftsman Esaias Boursse Colombo 1662 South Asia materials function paper ink brush gray height 148 mm x width 196 mm working class laborers sawahs rice paddies agricultural implements Asiatic races peoples Name underclothes lower part body Lanket overseas history Govigama Sri Lanka Period 1662 - 1670 pencil drawing two standing male figures facing forward light textured background wrapped loincloth showing defined torso musculature shoulder-length wavy hair neutral facial expressions figure left rests hand vertical staff ends ground arm hangs right places hip arm slightly bent figures barefoot shaded ground small scattered round shapes