Two Sinhalese tillers

Two men stand outdoors in an open field, each with a hoe (udalla) on a long staff. Both wear only a small loincloth (lanket, lunket) covering the crotch and leaving the buttocks bare. The long wavy hair of both men hangs loose over the shoulders. The man on the left stands slightly bent forward, feet apart. With both hands he holds the staff with the hoe resting on the ground before him. The man on the right – possibly the same figure – stands upright, with his left foot one step forward, left arm along the body. With his right hand he holds the end of the hoe staff which lies over his right shoulder, with the hoe pointing backward. These man(n) are Ceylonese farmers belonging to the Goviya caste. They are clearly posing for the draughtsman with the tool used to make the ridges in a rice field. Page 28 from a sketchbook with 117 pages.