'Linga: Swahili Pearl Divers'

Photo 496/6/24

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The record is made up of 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print. It was created in Jan 1918. It was written in English. 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:

View in Linga [Lingeh] of a group of pearl divers – here described as Swahili, possibly simply East Africans. A group of women stand at left facing away from the camera and towards a group of men who are making music with drums.

Inscriptions:

Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Linga.’

Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘b’

Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘24’

Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘Swahili Pearl Divers.’ ‘(Jan. 1918)’

Extent and format

1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print

It is part of

Album of tour of the Persian Gulf. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox

56 images

Ref: Photo 496/6

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

70 x 95 mm

Condition:

The image is in good condition.

Foliation:

'a'; '23'

Process:

Silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Photograph

Archive information for this record

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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Photo 496/6/24
Date(s): Jan 1918 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Pearl industry and trade

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Reference: Photo 496/6/24
Title: 'Linga: Swahili Pearl Divers'
Pages: 12-b
Author: Storrs-Fox, Edwin Aubrey
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