M0005265: Kirikoraha ceremony, Sri Lanka

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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 <i>The Veddas </i> by C.G. Seligmann and Brenda Z. Seligmann, Cambridge University Press, 1911. Related material: M0005263; M0005264; M0005266

M0005265: Kirikoraha ceremony, Sri Lanka

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