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Jaffna Tamil woman at a stool, hair in a knot, in profile. Colombo studio (probable).
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Jaffna Tamil woman at a stool, hair in a knot, in profile

Colombo studio (probable)
c. 1875–1895

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"Jaffna Tamil" (dark lettering)
Date basis
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Reference
TCP-P475

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