صورة حجّاج من غرب سولاوسي (المعروفة بسلبيس سابقا)

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows two men and a boy, described as pilgrims from Mandar (latterly Polewali Mandar, western Sulawesi, an island formerly known as Celebes). They squat face forward on the ground, looking towards the camera.

The man on the right is dressed in a dark-coloured jacket and pale robe. He has a printed turban on his head and holds several sheets of paper in his hands. The older man at centre wears a dark-coloured sleeveless jacket, pale-coloured robe and a white turban. The boy on the left wears a pale-coloured hat, shirt and trousers as well as a ring on his right index finger.

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

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXI

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Pilger aus Mandar (Celébes).’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

97 x 135 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXI’

Written in
German in Latin script