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'Thorhüter der Ka’bah'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje [11r] (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 length standing portrait shows a member of the Banī Shaybah, a gatekeeper of the Caaba.
The title notes that descendents of the Shaybah family have held this office since pre-Islamic times.
The man stands facing forward and wears a pale-coloured turban and dark outer robe over a quilted or embroidered robe.
The negative has had hand-work applied, causing the image to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places. In particular the original background has been substituted completely and patterns in the carpet as well as the man’s pale robe have been re-inscribed in the negative.
Inscriptions:
Printed above image, in ink:
IX
Printed beneath image, in ink:
‘Thorhüter der Ka’bah (aus der Schēbah-Familie, die seit vorislamischer Zeit dies Amt innehat).’
A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.
- Extent and format
- 1 collotype print
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
246 x 183 mm
Format:
1 collotype print
Condition:
The print is in good condition.
Foliation:
‘IX’
- Written in
- German in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- 1781.b.6/9
- Title
- 'Thorhüter der Ka’bah'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Pages
- 11r
- Author
- al-Sayyid, ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
- Usage terms
- Public Domain