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Group of women curing Plumbago
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Group of women curing Plumbago

Group of women curing Plumbago, zeylanica (also called Chitrak) early…

Baling cinnamon in Sri Lanka
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Baling cinnamon in Sri Lanka

Baling cinnamon in Sri Lanka Late 1800s Showing five workers…

Sinhalese mat makers near Kandy 1880
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Sinhalese mat makers near Kandy 1880

Sinhalese mat makers near Kandy 1880 by Skeen #IMG767

Primitive Gemstone Cutting Technique in Ceylon
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Primitive Gemstone Cutting Technique in Ceylon

Primitive Gemstone Cutting Technique in Ceylon 1903 This evocative photograph…

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Sinhalese Carpenters Colombo Sri Lanka Early 1900

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PLUMBAGO or Graphite Preparation in Ceylon
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PLUMBAGO or Graphite Preparation in Ceylon

PLUMBAGO or Graphite Preparation PLUMBAGO (from Lat. plumbum, lead), a…

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