'Pilger aus Moko-moko und Indrapura'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Pilger aus Moko-moko und Indrapura'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Date:
- 1888/1888
- Description:
- Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows two pilgrims from Moko-moko (Mukomuko, a regency in Bengkulu province, Indonesia) and nearby Indrapura (in West Sumatra, Indonesia) respectively.The man on the right wears a white outer robe over a button-up shirt or thawb, a white turban on his head and sandals. The man on the left wears a dark-coloured outer robe over a pale-coloured shirt or thawb, a striped turban and sandals.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places. In particular the original background has been substituted completely, except for the ground on which their chairs stand.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXIIIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Moko-moko und Indrapura. (West-Sumátra.) 'A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:137 x 103 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXIII’
- Language:
- German
- Type:
- Photograph
- Type (Narrower):
- Photographs
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Subject:
- Portrait photography
- Extent:
- 1 collotype print
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023619120.0x00000f_ar
81055/vdc_100023619120.0x00000f_en
1781.b.6/52 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers