'Pilger aus Solok'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
1781.b.6/36
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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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This portrait shows two [Muslim] pilgrims from Solok, a city in West Sumatra. Both men squat face-foward, looking towards the camera.
The man on the right wears a patterned-turban and pale-coloured shirt, open at the neck as well as sandals on his feet. He holds a piece of paper in his left hand. Similarly, the man on left wears a dark-coloured hat, a shirt and sarong or trousers, leather shoes and a ring on his right little finger. He also holdsa piece of paper in his left hand.
The two men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with foliage visible in the background.
Inscriptions:
Printed above image, in ink:
XIX
Printed beneath image, in ink:
‘Pilger aus Solok (Sumátra).’
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:
138 x 98 mm
Format:
1 collotype print
Condition:
The print is in good condition.
Foliation:
‘XIX’
- 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.6/36
- Date(s)
- 1888 (CE, Gregorian)
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- 1781.b.6/36
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- 'Pilger aus Solok'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Pages
- 21r-c
- Author
- Hurgronje, Christiaan, Snouck
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- Public Domain