A painted wooden staff used by the nyahon, the head of the group of wedding singers. The staff is an important element in the performance of the stone songs, an elaborate and competitive ceremony undertaken during large Spiti weddings. Extent: One wooden staff. Size and dimensions of original ma...
This collection consists of documents and manuscripts (including some typed letters and some printed documents) dating from the period 1750 to 1950. They reflect the history of the Roman Catholic missions in Ceylon or describe the day to day administrative and managerial activities of the Oblate...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Latin, Portuguese, and Tamil
[A collection of filled forms showing yearly reports (period 1910-1950) and concerning Ecclesiastical Administration (number of baptisms, communions, marriages, deaths of children/adults…) in various missions of the Jaffna Diocese. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 194 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34.5cm, W-23.4cm, D-2.3cm.
[A collection of filled forms showing yearly reports as of August 1927 and concerning Ecclesiastical Administration (number of baptisms, communions, marriages, deaths of children/adults…) in various missions of the Jaffna Diocese. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 68 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-31.5cm, W-25.4cm, D-1.9cm.
[A collection of several dozens of filled forms showing yearly reports as of September 1925 and concerning Ecclesiastical Administration (number of baptisms, communions, marriages, deaths of children/adults…) in various missions of the Jaffna Diocese. Includes a few scattered documents (year 1939). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 70 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-32.5cm, W-25.4cm, D-1.5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A collection of several dozens of filled forms showing yearly reports as of August 1929 and concerning Ecclesiastical Administration (number of baptisms, communions, marriages, deaths of children/adults…) in various missions of the Jaffna Diocese. Includes a few scattered documents (year 1929). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 72 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-32cm, W-25.2cm, D-0.5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A collection of filled forms showing yearly report as of June 1932 and concerning Ecclesiastical Administration (number of baptisms, communions, marriages, deaths of children/adults…) in various missions of the Jaffna Diocese. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 70 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-27.5cm, W-22cm, D-0.5cm.