'Pilger aus Mandaïling (Sumátra)'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Pilger aus Mandaïling (Sumátra)'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Date:
- 1888/1888
- Description:
- Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows thirteen pilgrims from Mandaïling, Indonesia. They squat face forward, looking towards the camera.All the men wear white or patterned turbans, except for the man at far right who wears a skull cap. They also all wear white shirts, thawbsor dark jackets, trousers and sandals. Two of the men (third and sixth from left) wear checked or patterned shawls. All eight men whose hands are visible hold piece of folded paper or scrolls.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:XXXVPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilger aus Mandaïling (Sumátra).’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.Physical description: Dimensions:179 x 250 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXXV’
- Language:
- German
- Type:
- Photograph
- Type (Narrower):
- Photographs
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Subject:
- Portrait photography
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023619120.0x000006_ar
81055/vdc_100023619120.0x000006_en
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