'Ausrufer und Mäkler (Djiddah)'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje [‎26r-c] (1/1)

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Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length portrait shows a bearded man, described as a ‘crier and broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. (Djiddah [Jeddah])’. He stands face forward, looking toward the camera, his mouth open as if in the act of calling out.

In his left hand the man holds one end of a long narrow cane. He wears a ring on the little finger of his left hand. In his right hand he carries an unidentifiable fist-sized object and from his left arm hang various items on cords as well as a chain of flat square shapes.

The man wears a dark-coloured, hooded outer robe over a white thawb , white trousers, a white turban and sandals. The straps of what may be a small bag are slung over his left shoulder.

The man is photographed in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots – foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXIV

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Süssigkeitskrämer (Djiddah).’

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

Extent and format

1 collotype print

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

144 x 99 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXIV’

Written in

German in Latin script

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