M0005265: Kirikoraha ceremony, Sri Lanka
- Date:
- 17 November 1937
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/42/95
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Kirikoraha ceremony.
Description
Photograph of a Kirikoraha ceremony of the the Vedda or Wanniyalaeto, a minority indigenous group in Sri Lanka. 6 men and 1 child standing. The accompanying text describes the scene as "the shaman possessed by Bilindi Yaka promises good hunting". Originally published in The Veddas by C.G. Seligmann and Brenda Z. Seligmann, Cambridge University Press, 1911. Related material: M0005263; M0005264; M0005266
Publication/Creation
17 November 1937
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
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