Metadata for RCSPC-Y303P-053 (RCS Y303P/53)
| Identifier: | RCSPC-Y303P-053 |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Title: | Singalese Devil Dancers |
| Description: | 278 x 216 mm. A posed view showing a group of four men dressed in ornate costumes and appearing to be in the middle of a dance. A fifth man, in simple clothing, is seated to the right and is playing a drum. Devil dancing is an important form of Sri Lankan dance, but the occult overtones are still strong. Sri Lankans of various religions believe that certain ritual devil dances can cure the sick, appease angry gods, and ensure good harvests. Dressed in elaborate and colourful costumes - all of which have important ritual significance - the dancers move in prescribed ways to the accompaniment of drums. The dancers take the roles of healers and demons, and they act out in dance form what they want to have happen. Devil dancing is more than just a religious practice, it is a significant art form. Photograph taken circa 1886. |
| Date created from: | 1886 |
| Date created to: | 1886 |
| Coverage spatial: | Sri Lanka (Asia) |
| Source: | RCS Y303P/53 |
| Is part of: | RCS Photograph Collection, Y303P. |
| DCMIType: | Image |
| Medium: | image/jpeg |
| Extent: | 238KB |
| Dimension X: | 800 |
| Dimension Y: | 623 |
| Dimension units: | Pixels |
| Resolution: | 72 dpi |
| Bit depth: | 24 bit |
| Colour space: | Adobe RGB 1998 |
| Compression type: | JPEG |
| Compression ratio: | Quality 9 |
| Camera body: | Mamiya RB |
| Camera back: | Leaf Valeo 11 Digital |
| Lighting: | 1000w Bowens Flash Heads |
| Lens: | Mamiya 50mm f/4.5 Wide Angle Lens |
| ISO: | 25 |
| Aperture: | F/16 |
| ShutterSpeed: | 1/125 |
| Digitised by: | SM. Photography Department. Cambridge University Library. |
| Publisher: | Royal Commonwealth Society Library. Cambridge University Library. University of Cambridge. |
| Rights: | Copyright Cambridge University Library. |
| Date Digitised: | 2003-11-14 |