صورة حاجّين من إندونيسيا

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows two men, described as pilgrims from Edi (Idi Rayeuk, a town in Aceh Province, Indonesia). They are seated face forward, looking towards the camera.

The man on the right wears light-coloured trousers, a sleeveless embroidered shirt, open at the neck, a striped turban and sandals. He holds another piece of striped cloth across his lap. The man on the left wears a pale-coloured shirt, sleeves rolled up at the elbows, over mid-coloured trouasers and a dark-coloured skull cap. The two men sit on foldable chairs.

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, except for the ground on which their chairs stand.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXIII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Pilger aus Edi. (Nord- Sumلtra.)’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

139 x 103 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXIII’

Written in
German in Latin script