Description (Physical description)
A series of papers illustrating deities and demons.
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Author: ashleigh griffin

Description (Physical description)
A number of hand-coloured plates from Edward Upham's 'The History and doctrine of Budhism popularly illustrated; with notices of the Kappooism, or demon worship, and of the Bali, or planetary incantations, of Ceylon'. The book contained 'forty-three lithographic prints from original Singalese designs'. Some of the pages have traces of dark card or paper on the reverse where they have been mounted. One has pencil drawings of male and female faces on the reverse, apparently after European paintings.
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Author: ashleigh griffin

Context (Related Documents)
Published by R. Ackermann, London, 1829
Event Date 25/6/2012
Author: ashleigh griffin

Context (Amendments / updates)
Originally catalogued as coming from India, the Place field for this record has been corrected to include Sri Lanka and the UK.
Event Date 25/6/2012
Author: ashleigh griffin

Context (Amendments / updates)
'The prints have been split into their own records to allow for easier identification of the prints. All the relevant information has been transferred to each record'.
Event Date 6/12/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin

Description (Physical description)
Lithographic print displaying deities and demons of the Sri Lankan Bali tradition. Depicted are four 'Devils or Demons'. The top left figure is titled 'The chief She Devil who is one of the Foreign Devils'. She is shown wearing a red and blue floral textile with numerous gold and red body ornaments. She is stood within an arch, with cobras entwined around the columns. In the top right corner is a dark skinned figure entitled 'The Devil called AYIMANE', who is shown partially kneeling on a black ?cat with a chicken clutched in his hand. In the lower left corner is a hairy, yellow skinned deity titled 'The Devil called SOONIYAN', with cobras wrapped around him and a red horse behind him. In the lower right corner is a navy skinned demon entitled 'The Devil called CALLOO-COOMARE'. He is shown with cobras wrapped around him and four arms, one of which holds a chicken. There is a pig depicted behind him. The number 'Pl. 25' is printed in the top right corner.
Event Date 7/12/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin