Mahara Quarry, Sri Lanka

Photo of Mahara quarry, by Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy. This quarry was worked by prisoners at Mahara prison, the third largest in the country - the prison may originally have been set up for exactly this purpose. Today the quarry area is still in use at the prison, which mostly holds repeat offenders. Black and white photographic lantern slide

1890s-1900s Ananda Coomaraswamy Exactly Kentish Mostly Offenders Purpose Quarry Repeat

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