Portrait of Sinphalese Cooly (Sinhalese Coolie), circa 1882

carte de visite

Carte de visite, albumen print; Portrait of Sinphalese Cooly (Sinhalese Coolie), circa 1882 (see Manuscript Coll. 311); collected by Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899) during his travels as a shipmaster to the South Pacific; Sinhalese male servant (probably used for manual labor), bare chested, 3/4 view of head, wearing an ornamental headpiece; handwritten on back "Sinphalese Cooly".