'Pilger aus Sukapura'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje [21r-a] (1/1)
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 two men, described as [Muslim] pilgrims from Sukapura, an area in modern-day East Java.
The man on the right wears a checked jacket over a checked sarong, which may be a form of teluk beskap . He wears a stripe-printed turban on his head, sandals on his feet and across his body is a dark-coloured strap. The man on the left also wears a shirt-jacket and sarong of pale-colour, which may be a teluk beskap , as well as a pale-coloured turban on his head.
The negative has had hand-work applied, particularly about the feet.
Inscriptions:
Printed above image, in ink:
XIX
Printed beneath image, in ink:
‘Pilger aus Sukapura (Java).’
A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.
- Extent and format
- 1 collotype print
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
138 x 98 mm
Format:
1 collotype print
Condition:
The print is in good condition.
Foliation:
‘XIX’
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- German in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- 1781.b.6/34
- Title
- 'Pilger aus Sukapura'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Pages
- 21r-a
- Author
- Hurgronje, Christiaan, Snouck
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- Public Domain