'Pilger aus Palembang'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
1781.b.6/68
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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 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 thawb a 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:
XXXIII
Printed beneath image, in ink:
‘Pilger aus Palembang.’
A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.
- Extent and format
- 1 collotype print
- It is part of
- 138 imagesRef: 1781.b.6
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
190 x 245 mm
Format:
1 collotype print
Condition:
The print is in good condition.
Foliation:
‘XXXIII’
- Written in
- German in Latin script
- Type
- Photograph
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- 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.6/68
- Date(s)
- 1888 (CE, Gregorian)
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- 1781.b.6/68
- Title
- 'Pilger aus Palembang'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Pages
- 35r
- Author
- Hurgronje, Christiaan, Snouck
- Usage terms
- Public Domain