صورة حاجّين من منطقة سولاوسي (جزيرة إندونيسية)

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Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows two [Muslim] Buginese pilgrims from Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia formerly known as Celebes.

The man on the right wears a mid-coloured robe or jacket and sarong, which may be a form of teluk beskap, over an embroidered waistcoat. He wears a printed turban on his head and sandals on his feet. The man on the left wears a jacket and checked sarong, which may be a teluk beskap, as well as a turban on his head.

The two men are seated on chairs in a courtyard-like space with foliage visible in the background.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XIX

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Buginesische Pilger (Celébes).’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Written in
German in Latin script