National Museum of Natural History - Presentation of Elephant Caparison from Ceylon

ID: SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-1720R1]

Creator: Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division

Form/Genre: Black-and-white negatives

Date: 1971

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-008, Box 17, Image No. OPA-1720R1

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Summary

Presentation of elephant caparison used in Kandy Perahera festival in Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka, during August full moon week. With Dr. Eugene I. Knez, associate curator in the Division of Old World Anthropology, and artist Vipula Dharmawardena.

Subject

  • Dharmawardena, Vipula
  • Knez, Eugene I
  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

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Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-008, Box 17, Image No. OPA-1720R1

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1971
  • February 10, 1971

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Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-1720R1]

Physical description

35mm;

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