'Pilger aus Zanzibar'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Pilger aus Zanzibar'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Date:
- 1888/1888
- Description:
- Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows two pilgrims from Zanzibar. They sit face forward: the man on the right looking towards the camera; the man on the left looking downwards.The man on the right is dressed in a dark outer robe over a pale-coloured shirt and a patterned turban. He holds a long slender stick in his right hand. The man on the left wears a mid-coloured outer robe over a pale-coloured shirt and a printed turban.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded quality in places, in particular the original background has been substituted completely.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Zanzibar.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:97 x 135 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XX’
- Language:
- German
- Type:
- Photograph
- Type (Narrower):
- Photographs
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Subject:
- Portrait photography
- Extent:
- 1 collotype print
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023619120.0x000042_ar
81055/vdc_100023619120.0x000042_en
1781.b.6/40 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers