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'Pilger aus Djapára'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje [‎23r-c] (1/1)

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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 full-length seated portrait shows three pilgrims from Djapára (Jepara, Java). They sit cross-legged face forward on the ground, looking towards the camera.

The man on the right is dressed in a dark shirt with white buttons, patterned batik trousers and a mid-coloured turban. The bearded man at centre wears a pale-coloured shirt, trousers and turban with sandals. The man at left wears mid-coloured jacket with darker lapels and a patterned turban. He wears a ring on the little finger of his right hand.

The three men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with foliage visible in the background.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXI

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Pilger aus Djapára (Java).’

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

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1 collotype print
Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

104 x 137 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXI’

Written in
German in Latin script
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'Pilger aus Djapára'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje [‎23r-c] (1/1), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, 1781.b.6/44, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023627936.0x000053> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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