'Haupt der Schēche für malaiische Pilger'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje

1781.b.6/50

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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 three-quarter length seated portrait shows a bearded man, described as the leading sheikh for Malay pilgrims. He sits face forward, looking towards the camera.

The man wears a mid-coloured outer robe over a striped shirt or thawb and a white turban on his head.

The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places. In particular the original background has been substituted completely. In addition, the men’s lower calves and feet have been cut out of the frame.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXIII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Haupt der Schēche für malaiische Pilger.’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

126 x 94 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXIII’

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.6/50

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Date(s)
1888 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Haupt der Schēche für malaiische Pilger'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, 1781.b.6/50, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023619120.0x000038> [accessed 27 July 2024]

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