1929 Photogravure Devil Dance Thovil Mask Galle Sri Lanka Ceylon Ceremony Ritual Printing Industry Tropez on the French Riviera

Tropez on the French Riviera

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38 x 26 cm

the Blank Cartridge Pistol

"L'Anglaise du Star du Havre" This is an original 1951 two-color lithograph of a 1899 portrait study in red chalk on gray-blue paper by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

1929 Photogravure Devil Dance Thovil Mask Galle Sri Lanka Ceylon Ceremony Ritual Printing Industry Tropez on the French RivieraThis is an original 1929 photogravure of a mask of Galle, Sri Lanka. Galle is situated on the coast of the Indian Ocean. The mask is used in preparation of the devil dance performed when a villager is sick or diseased. It is thought that there are unseen hands at work, and a "thovil" or devil dance, is needed to combat the demon. The photographer of this image is Dr. Martin Hrlimann of Berlin, Germany. His photographs were largely composed of cities