صورة الشيخ القائد لبعثة حجّاج مالاي (جزيرة تقع جنوب شرق آسيا تضم أقاليم عدة دول اليوم)

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This three-quarter length seated portrait shows a bearded man, described as the leading sheikh for Malay pilgrims. He sits face forward, looking towards the camera.

The man wears a mid-coloured outer robe over a striped shirt or thawb and a white turban on his head.

The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places. In particular the original background has been substituted completely. In addition, the men’s lower calves and feet have been cut out of the frame.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXIII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Haupt der Schēche für malaiische Pilger.’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

126 x 94 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXIII’

Written in
German in Latin script