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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This is an original 1870 lithograph that shows examples of "modern" German paintings including: Parnassus by Rafael Mengs

"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

the farm family is no longer isolated and may drive across several counties to do its buying

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