'Buginesische Pilger'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje [21r-b] (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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This full-length seated portrait shows two [Muslim] Buginese pilgrims from Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia formerly known as Celebes.
The man on the right wears a mid-coloured robe or jacket and sarong, which may be a form of teluk beskap, over an embroidered waistcoat. He wears a printed turban on his head and sandals on his feet. The man on the left wears a jacket and checked sarong, which may be a teluk beskap, as well as a turban on his head.
The two men are seated on chairs in a courtyard-like space with foliage visible in the background.
Inscriptions:
Printed above image, in ink:
XIX
Printed beneath image, in ink:
‘Buginesische Pilger (Celébes).’
A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.
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- 1781.b.6/35
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- 'Buginesische Pilger'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
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- 21r-b
- Author
- Hurgronje, Christiaan, Snouck
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- Public Domain