Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length portrait shows four pilgrims from Aceh, Indonesia with two ‘wakeels’, presumably the men standing in the background. They all face forward, looking towards the camera.The man on the right wears a white open shirt, dark-coloured trousers, sandals and a dark coloured fez-like hat. The standing man second from right wears a white turban and
thawbwith a sash at his waist, a mid-coloured waistcoat and a shawl slung over his left shoulder. The seated man third from right wears a striped waistcoat over a white
thawb, checked trousers and a white shawl slung over his left shoulder. The seated man third from left wears a white shirt, dark-coloured trousers and a white turban. The standing man second from left wears a white
thawb, turban and patterned waistcoat. The man at left wears a white
thawb, dark-coloured waistcoat, checked shawl and mid-coloured turban.The men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots and barrels – foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXXVIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Gross-Atjeh mit zwei „Wakil’s.“’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:188 x 235 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXXVI’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length portrait shows five pilgrims from Ambon, the Kei (Kai) Islands and Banda (perhaps in Aceh province) in Indonesia as well as a Meccan woman. The men face forward, looking towards the camera, while the woman averts her eyes.From right to left the men wear: a white
thawb, dark waistcoat with a metal hoop hanging from the right side and patterned turban; a white turban, dark jacket and white
thawbover checked sarong; a white
thawbover white trousers and dark turban; a white
thawbover white trousers and patterned turban; a white jacket over a checked sarong and white trousers. The man to the far left, the man second from right and the man third from right hold pieces of paper or booklets in their hands. The man second from left holds a scroll in his left hand as well as a dark-coloured umbrella. The man second from right, too, holds a dark umbrella.The Meccan woman wears a mid-coloured dress, perhaps of silk, with white decorative cuffs, with a white striped waistcoat over it and a patterned turban. The waistcoat appears to have two metal hoops on either side of her waist sewn into it. On her feet she wears shoes. The group are photographed in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots – foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXXPrinted beneath image, in ink:'Pilger aus Ambon, Kei und Banda. links der Sohn eines Ambonesen mit einer Mekkanerin.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:196 x 247 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXX’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows two men, described as pilgrims from Edi (Idi Rayeuk, a town in Aceh Province, Indonesia). They are seated face forward, looking towards the camera.The man on the right wears light-coloured trousers, a sleeveless embroidered shirt, open at the neck, a striped turban and sandals. He holds another piece of striped cloth across his lap. The man on the left wears a pale-coloured shirt, sleeves rolled up at the elbows, over mid-coloured trouasers and a dark-coloured skull cap. The two men sit on foldable chairs.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 Edi. (Nord- Sumátra.)’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:139 x 103 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXIII’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows three pilgrims from Bahrain, as well as a sheikh from Kabul in Afghanistan. They sit face forward, looking towards the camera, except for the man on the right, who faces slightly to his left and sits on a folding metal chair.The man on the right is dressed in an outer robe over a pale-coloured
thawb, a dark-coloured headdress and leather shoes. The moustached man at centre, identified as the sheikh from Kabul, wears a dark-coloured outer robe over a white shirt held by a sash at the waist, a white turban and sandals. The man on the left wears a mid-coloured outer robe about his shoulders and knees, a pale-coloured
thawbor shirt and a patterned headdress/turban. He appears to be blind or partially sighted in his left eye.The three men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with foliage visible in the background.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded quality in places, in particular, the shirt of the man at centre.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Baẖrain; in der Mitte ein Schēch aus Kabul.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:104 x 138 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XX’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows three pilgrims from Baçrah (latterly Basra or Basrah), in modern-day Iraq. They sit facing the camera.The man on the right is dressed in a vertically striped robe with a sash at his waist and a turban of printed material on his head. The man in the middle wears a predominantly white checked robe with a mid-coloured outer robe open over it, a sash at his waist and a printed turban on his head. He holds a pen-shaped object in his right hand. The man on the left wears a dark-outer robe over several other layers of clothing. His head is covered by a keffiyeh (or ghutrah) held in place by an
agalmade of twisted cloth. In his left hand the man holds a pen-shaped object, spherically shaped at one end.The three men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with foliage visible in the background.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Baçrah.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:103 x 138 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XX’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows a bearded man, described as a pilgrim from Morocco. He sits face forward, looking towards the camera.The man wears a full-length white robe held at the waist with a dark sash, a white turban and shoes.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing the image to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places. In particular the original background has been substituted completely.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXIIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Marokko.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:139 x 98 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXII’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows three pilgrims from the island of Batjan (Bacan) in the Molucca Sea, Indonesia. One is described as the son of the Sultan, another the uncle of the prince and the third ‘a priest’. The men face forward, looking towards the camera.The man on the right wears a white
thawbheld at a sash at the waist, a mid-coloured jacket, white turban bad shoes. He holds a dark-coloured umbrella in his left hand and a handkerchief in his right. The man at centre wears a white
thawband white trousers, a white turban, dark-coloured jacket, decorated at the hem and leather shoes. He wears a ring on the ring finger of his right hand. The man on the left wears a dark coloured outer robe over a white
thawb, a white turban and sandals.The men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots – foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXXPrinted beneath image, in ink:'Pilger aus Batjan (Molukken) Sohn des Sultans, Oheim des Prinzen und ein Priester.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:195 x 245 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXX’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows four pilgrims from Palembang, the capital city of South Sumatra province in Indonesia. They squat face forward on the ground, looking towards the camera.The man on the right wears a white robe, turban and sandals. The man right of centre wears a white jacket over a white robe, a dark-coloured turban and sandals. The man left of centre wears a white shirt, pale-coloured trousers, a white turban and sandals. The man on the left wears a mid-coloured
thawba dark-coloured turban and sandals.The men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots – foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXXIIIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Palembang.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:190 x 245 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXXIII’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows two pilgrims from Baghdad. They sit face forward on the ground, looking towards the camera.The man on the right is dressed in a mid-coloured outer robe and a fez-like hat. The man on the left wears a thawb open at the chest or wide-legged trousers. Over his shoulders is a woven striped shawl, possibly a keffiyeh and on his head is a patterned turban. He is barefoot.The two men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with foliage visible in the background and a dark-coloured sheet hanging loosely behind them.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded quality in places.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Baghdad.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:97 x 135 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XX’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows four pilgrims from Pontianak, the capital of Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. The man on the left is described as an Arab from Ḥaḍramawt who is based in Pontianak. They sit face forward on foldable chairs, looking towards the camera.The man on the far right wears a waistcoat over a white mid-coloured shirt or
thawb, trousers, sandals and a patterned turban. The man right of centre wears a white
thawbover sandals and a patterned turban. He holds a scroll of paper in his hands. The man left of centre wears a button-up waistcoat over a white
thawb, sandals and a patterned turban. The man on the far left wears a white
thawb, turban and sandals. He holds two scrolls of paper in his left hand and wears a ring on the middle finger of his right hand.The men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots – foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXVIIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Pontianak (West Borneo) links ein dort ansässiger Araber aus H̱adhramaut.’1 collotype printDimensions:193 x 228 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXVII’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows four pilgrims from the Ternate Sultanate, an island in the Maluku Islands that is part of latter-day Indonesia. The men face forward, looking towards the camera. The two at centre are seated while the other two squat either side of their chairs.The man on the right wears a white jacket and sarong over a button-up waistcoat, a white turban and a ring on the little finger of his right hand. The man right of centre wears a white jacket over a printed or embroidered button-up waistcoat, white sarong, trousers and turban, leather shoes and a ring on the little finger of his right hand. The man left of centre wears a white
thawbunder a printed or embroidered button-up waistcoat (identical to the man on his left), sandals, white trousers and turban, and a ring on the little finger of his right hand. He holds a handkerchief in his left hand. The man on the left wears black trousers a white shirt and printed turban.The men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots – foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXXIIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Ternate.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:187 x 240 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXXII’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows three pilgrims from Djapára (Jepara, Java). They sit cross-legged face forward on the ground, looking towards the camera.The man on the right is dressed in a dark shirt with white buttons, patterned batik trousers and a mid-coloured turban. The bearded man at centre wears a pale-coloured shirt, trousers and turban with sandals. The man at left wears mid-coloured jacket with darker lapels and a patterned turban. He wears 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 background.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Djapára (Java).’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:104 x 137 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXI’