'Pilger aus Sumbáwa'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje

1781.b.6/43

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The record is made up of 1 collotype print. It was created in 1888. It was written in German. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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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:

XXI

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Pilger aus Sumbáwa.’

A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

98 x 136 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXI’

Written in
German in Latin script
Type
Photograph

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Original held at
British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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Unrestricted

Archive reference
1781.b.6/43

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Date(s)
1888 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Pilger aus Sumbáwa'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, 1781.b.6/43, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023619120.0x00003f> [accessed 24 November 2024]

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