'Pilger aus Sumbáwa'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Pilger aus Sumbáwa'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Date:
- 1888/1888
- Description:
- Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows three pilgrims from Sumbawa (an Indonesian island in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain). They squat face forward on the ground, looking towards the camera.The man on the right is dressed in a pale-coloured thawb with a dark-coloured scarf over his left shoulder and a printed turban on his head. He wears a ring on the little finger of each hand. The man at centre wears a mid-coloured robe with a striped scarf over his left shoulder and a white turban on his head. The man on the left wears a white thawb and a patterned headdress with a ring on the little finger of his right hand.The three men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with foliage visible in the.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Sumbáwa.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:98 x 136 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXI’
- Language:
- German
- Type:
- Photograph
- Type (Narrower):
- Photographs
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Subject:
- Portrait photography
- Extent:
- 1 collotype print
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023619120.0x00003f_ar
81055/vdc_100023619120.0x00003f_en
1781.b.6/43 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers