Tamil Collection

Mr. Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales the address of the Municipal Council... 1876. Creator: C. R
Mr. Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales the address of the Municipal Council at Colombo, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII recieves a gift from the first mayor of Colombo

The Hindu Saint Manikkavacakar, early 12th century. Creator: Unknown
The Hindu Saint Manikkavacakar, early 12th century

The Hindu Saint Manikkavacakar, early 12th century Creator: Unknown
The Hindu Saint Manikkavacakar, early 12th century

The Graphic, Front Cover June 19th. 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover June 19th. 1886, 1886. The Ceylon tea industry - Tamul girl plucking a tea bush. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Rosama and Sandenam, Tamil girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Rosama and Sandenam, Tamil girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of two young women in what is now Sri Lanka. Rosama und Sandenam - Tamilmadchen, Kandy

Studies of people, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Studies of people, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Roman Catholic Tamil man, Sinhalese man, Muslim man. Tscheddy Mam (Tamile) (Romische Katholik), Singhalese, Mohamedaner

Tamil boy, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Tamil boy, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of a boy with a large leaf. Jupen [?], Tamilen Junge in Kandy. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

China meets Ceylon in London - Hsiao Ch ien and J. M. Tambimuttu, 1942 Creator: Unknown
China meets Ceylon in London - Hsiao Ch ien and J. M. Tambimuttu broadcasting in the Eastern Service, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

The silver chariot of the Chettiars, Saigon, Vietnam, 1912. The Chettiars are a Hindu people of Tamil origin. A significant community used to live in Vietnam before the Vietnam War

Arcade in Quadrangle, 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Arcade in Quadrangle, 1858. [The Palace of Trimul Naik (Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal) in what is now Madurai, south India]. Salted paper print or diluted albumen print from calotype negative

Tamil men, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Tamil men, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of two tamils in what is now Sri Lanka. Tamilen. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Tamulin mit Fuss- und Kopfschmuck, 1926. Tamil woman with head and foot jewellery. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Tamulin mit Schmuck, 1926. Tamil woman wearing jewellery. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Tamulenkinder, 1926. Tamil children. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Tamulenfrau, die ihr Kind in der ublichen Weise af der Hufte tragt, 1926. Tamil woman carrying her child on her hip. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Tamulin beim Wasserholen, 1926. Tamil woman fetching water. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Tamulischer Barbier, 1926. Tamil barber. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Three Tamil girls of the Deccan, 1902. Artist: Karl Hagenbeck
Three Tamil girls of the Deccan, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Tamil Ladies with Far and Toe Ornaments, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Tamil Ladies with Far and Toe Ornaments, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Tamil Estate Children, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Tamil Estate Children, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

High Caste Tamil Lady, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
High Caste Tamil Lady, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Tamil Lady in Rickshaw, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Tamil Lady in Rickshaw, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Village scene, Trincomalee, Ceylon, 1945

Fishing boats, Trincomalee, Ceylon, 1945

Tamil women picking tea on Sir Thomas Liptons estate, Polgahawela, Sri Lanka, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tamil women picking tea on Sir Thomas Liptons estate, Polgahawela, Sri Lanka, 1903. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Gopuram, Sri Meenakshi Hindu Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Gopuram, Sri Meenakshi Hindu Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. Dedicated to Shiva and his consort, the princess Meenakshi

Tamil Tea-Picker, Near West Haputale, Sri Lanka, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Tamil Tea-Picker, Near West Haputale, Sri Lanka, 20th century. Tea production is one of the main sources of trade for Sri Lanka

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