M0005266: Kirikoraha ceremony, Sri Lanka

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Photograph of a Kirikoraha ceremony of the the Vedda or Wanniyalaeto, a minority indigenous group of people in Sri Lanka. The accompanying text describes the scene as "the shaman about to spin the pot". Originally published in <i>The Veddas </i> by C.G. Seligmann and Brenda Z. Seligmann, Cambridge University Press, 1911. The accompanying text describes the scene as "Krikora ceremony, the shaman about to spin the pot (Henebedda)" Related materials: M0005263; M0005263EB; M0005264; M0005264EB; M0005265

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M0005266: Kirikoraha ceremony, Sri Lanka

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