'Mitglieder verschiedener Scherifenfamilien in Mekka'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
Date:
1888/1888
Description:
Genre/Subject Matter:This full length portrait shows a man, described as a ‘member of a shereef family’, i.e. a descendant of Muhammad via his daughter Fatima. He faces forward, looking toward the camera.The man wears a mid-coloured outer-robe over a pale-coloured robe with a large janbiya held at his waist with a dark-coloured sash. His mid-coloured keffiyeh is held in place by an agal.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded quality in places. In particular, the background has been substituted completely and the pattern in the carpet on which he stands has been reinscribed.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XVIA circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:128 x 95 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XVI’