Singhalese Collection

Sinhalese washerman, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Sinhalese washerman, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of an elderly man with hair ornament. Singhelese in Kandy. From " Rund um die Erde", by C. W. Allers

A noble man of Sri Lanka, King Rajasinha II of Kandy, and a Tirinanxy or Chief Priest
FLO4624005 A noble man of Sri Lanka, King Rajasinha II of Kandy, and a Tirinanxy or Chief Priest. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Landing of the Prince of Wales at Colombo: the Governor introducing Cinghalese... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Landing of the Prince of Wales at Colombo: the Governor introducing Cinghalese chiefs to the Prince [of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The Governor (the Right Hon. W. H)

Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII meets locals....the great Kandyan chiefs...were marvels to behold

Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Royal visit of the future King Edward VII

Butter trade in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Butter trade in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Woman and butter seller. With explanatory inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 9

Taming an elephant, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Taming an elephant, 1785. Pen or stable built of bamboo framework in which three elephants are tied up. Singalese men pull on ropes. The middle elephant is doused with water. With inscription. No

VOC Delegation at An Audience With The King of Kandy, Sri Rajadi Raja Sinha, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
VOC Delegation at An Audience With The King of Kandy, Sri Rajadi Raja Sinha, 1785-1786. The reception room in the palace of the king of Kandy with VOC officials kneeling in the foreground

Sinhalese soldiers in the service of the VOC and envoys of the King of Kandy, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Sinhalese soldiers in the service of the VOC and envoys of the King of Kandy, 1785. VOC emblem on top of a pillar. On the left are the Singalese or Ceylonese VOC soldiers and orderlies

Wild elephant bound between trees, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Wild elephant bound between trees, 1785. Indian elephant tied with ropes to two trees and a Singalese with spear. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 141

Adam's Berg (Mulkirigala), Entrance to the Image Rooms Hewn into the Rocks, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Adam's Berg (Mulkirigala), Entrance to the Image Rooms Hewn into the Rocks, 1785. Buddhist shrine in Ceylon, (now Sri Lanka), near Mulgirigala

View of the north side of the fort in Kalutara, c.1750. Creator: Anon
View of the north side of the fort in Kalutara, c.1750. Island and four Sinhalese boats in front

Sinhalese girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Sinhalese girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of children in what is now Sri Lanka. Singhalesische madchen, Kandy. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C

Studies of people, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Studies of people, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Roman Catholic Tamil man, Sinhalese man, Muslim man. Tscheddy Mam (Tamile) (Romische Katholik), Singhalese, Mohamedaner

Rodiya-Madchen, 1926. Rodiya woman. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Performance of Romeo and Juliet, Colombo, Ceylon
Depictions of a performance of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by the Singhalese in Colombo, Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka)

Wat Chana Songkhram, Old Sukhothai, Thailand
The Wat Chana Songkhram Buddhist temple in Old Sukhothai, Thailand. The bell-shaped chedi (tomb) is in Singhalese style. Viewed across a lily pond with bright pink flowers in bloom. Date: 2005

Cingalese of the Coast; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Cingalese of the Coast; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. [Sinhalese men in tradtional costume]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Sinhalese Woman, 1875 / 78. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Sinhalese Woman, 1875/78. A work made of albumen print

Tea-pluckers, Ceylon, c. 1900-1930 (b / w photo)
3482684 Tea-pluckers, Ceylon, c.1900-1930 (b/w photo) by Skeen & Co. (fl.1870s-90s); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London, UK; (add.info.: seated women labourers sorting tea from baskets)

Plucking tea, up-country estate, Ceylon, c. 1900-1930 (b / w photo)
3482683 Plucking tea, up-country estate, Ceylon, c.1900-1930 (b/w photo) by PlAtA©, Ltd. Ceylon (fl.1900-20); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London

Native Boutique or Shop, Ceylon, c. 1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph)
3474158 Native Boutique or Shop, Ceylon, c.1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph) by PlAtA©, Ltd. Ceylon (fl.1900-20); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London, UK; (add.info.: Open-fronted shop)

Costume of a Singhalese woman in Sri Lanka. A man sheltering from the rain under a talipot palm leaf and a seated man drinking from a vase

Up-Country Tea Estate, Ceylon, c. 1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph)
3474163 Up-Country Tea Estate, Ceylon, c.1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph) by PlAtA©, Ltd. Ceylon (fl.1900-20); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London

Ceylon (engraving)
6003627 Ceylon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceylon. Illustration for The Childrens Friend (1888).); © Look and Learn; English, out of copyright

View from the Temple of the Holy Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon, c
3474159 View from the Temple of the Holy Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon, c.1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph) by PlAtA©, Ltd. Ceylon (fl.1900-20); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London

Coolies Tapping Rubber, Ceylon, c. 1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph)
3474162 Coolies Tapping Rubber, Ceylon, c.1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph) by PlAtA©, Ltd. Ceylon (fl.1900-20); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London

Peoples of Asia (colour litho)
3630310 Peoples of Asia (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peoples of Asia. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, c1895.); © Look and Learn

Devil Dancers, Ceylon, c. 1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph)
3474160 Devil Dancers, Ceylon, c.1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph) by PlAtA©, Ltd. Ceylon (fl.1900-20); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London

General Post Office, Colombo (on left), entrance of Queens House (on right)
3474156 General Post Office, Colombo (on left), entrance of Queens House (on right), and Clock Tower (in distance), c.1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph) by PlAtA©, Ltd

The Perraherra, or Annual Festival of the Singhalese at Kandy, Ceylon (engraving)
1041391 The Perraherra, or Annual Festival of the Singhalese at Kandy, Ceylon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Perraherra)

"Romeo and Juliet"as performed by Singhalese in Colombo, Ceylon (engraving)
1041264 " Romeo and Juliet" as performed by Singhalese in Colombo, Ceylon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sinhalese man, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Sinhalese man, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of a young man in what is now Sri Lanka. Ein Singhalese. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Buddhist Manuscript, c 1700. Creator: Unknown
Buddhist Manuscript, c 1700

Sinhalese devil dancers from Ceylon, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Sinhalese devil dancers from Ceylon, c1928. Men in traditional dress from Ceylon (Sri Lanka). From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Cingalese Tea Plantation, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

Singhalesin des Niederlands ohne das ubliche Obergewand, 1926. A Sinhalese woman from Dutch Ceylon. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Singhalesische Zimmtarbeiter bei der Arbeit, 1926. Sinhalese workers. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Singhalesischer Arbeiter aus dem Niederland, 1926. Sinhalese worker from from Dutch Ceylon. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Singhalesischer Diener mit Schildpattkamm, 1926. Sinhalese servant with a tortoiseshell comb in his hair. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Alter singhalesiscer Arbeiter aus Kandy, 1926. Older sinhalese worker at Kandy. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Singhalese aus dem Niederland, 1926. Sinhalese from from Dutch Ceylon. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Ortsvorstand in Kandy in der altsinghalesischen Tracht, 1926. Man in traditional Sinhalese costume. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Vornehme Singhalesin aus Kandy, 1926. Sinhalese woman from Kandy. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Singhalesisches Zebufuhrwerk, 1926. Sinhalese Zebu wagon. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Singhalese weaving mats, 1902. Artist: Skeen & Co
Singhalese weaving mats, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Singhalese men of high rank, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Sinhalese Village Beauty, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Sinhalese Village Beauty, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

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"Exploring the Rich Cultural Heritage of the Singhalese in Ceylon" Step back in time to 1898 and witness the vibrant life of a Sinhalese washerman in Kandy, Ceylon. Captured by Christian Wilhelm Allers, this snapshot offers a glimpse into the daily routines that shaped Singhalese society. Transporting us further into the realm of art and performance, we find ourselves immersed in a mesmerizing rendition of Romeo and Juliet in Colombo, Ceylon. The passion and talent displayed on stage reflect the deep appreciation for theater among the Singhalese community. Journeying beyond borders, we encounter Wat Chana Songkhram in Old Sukhothai, Thailand. This ancient temple stands as a testament to cultural exchange between Thai and Sinhalese traditions. Returning to Ceylon once more, we are introduced to young Sinhalese girls captured by Christian Wilhelm Allers' lens. Their innocence and grace embody the beauty that lies within Singhalese culture. Allers' studies of people from Colombo provide an intimate portrayal of everyday life during this period. Through his keen observations, he captures both individuality and collective spirit within Singhalese society. The Rodiya-Madchen photograph takes us deeper into Sri Lanka's diverse ethnic tapestry. It sheds light on another facet heritage through its depiction of traditional dancers who invoke both awe and intrigue with their captivating performances. Traveling back even further to 1875 with an unknown creator's lens is "Cingaleses of the Coast. " This image transports us to coastal regions where vibrant communities thrived along Ceylon's shores – showcasing yet another dimension of Singahlese livelihoods. Julia Margaret Cameron's portrait presents us with a striking image: A proud Sinhalese woman adorned with exquisite jewelry represents strength and resilience amidst colonial times – reminding us that Singhalese culture has withstood the test of time.