صورة حاجّين من بخارى، أوزبكستان

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length portrait shows two men, described as dervishes from Bukhara (Uzbekistan).

The man on the right wears a light-coloured tunic held together at the waist by a large fur-edged belt. In his left hand he carries a percussion instrument and in the crook of the same arm what appears to be a woven mat. On his head he wears a fur-edged, peaked hat, made of likely woven cloth.

The bearded man on the left wears a ragged patchwork coat, a bag at his right side (the strap crosses across his chest), a dark-coloured bead necklace, a fur-lined hat and a gourd at his left side. In his right hand he holds a long straight wooden instrument, perhaps percussive, and in his left a further percussion instrument.

The negative has had hand-work applied, causing the 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 feet have been cut out of the frame.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Derwische aus Buchara.’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

137 x 97 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXII’

Written in
German in Latin script

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

صورة الشيخ القائد لحجّاج مالاي

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This three-quarter length seated portrait shows a bearded man, described as the leading sheikh for Malay pilgrims. He faces right and looks up above the camera.

The man wears a dark-coloured outer robe over a shirt or thawb and a white turban on his head. On his left ring finger he wears a ring.

In the lower right corner of the scene an out of focus plant can be seen.

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 carpet on which his chair stands. In addition, the men’s feet have been cut out of the frame.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXIII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

'Schēch für malaiische Pilger'

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

126 x 95 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXIII’

Written in
German in Latin script

صورة حاجّين من منطقة موكو موكو، إندونيسا

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows two pilgrims from Moko-moko (Mukomuko, a regency in Bengkulu province, Indonesia) and nearby Indrapura (in West Sumatra, Indonesia) respectively.

The man on the right wears a white outer robe over a button-up shirt or thawb , a white turban on his head and sandals. The man on the left wears a dark-coloured outer robe over a pale-coloured shirt or thawb , a striped turban and sandals.

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 Moko-moko und Indrapura. (West-Sumلtra.) '

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

137 x 103 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXIII’

Written in
German in Latin script

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

الصورة ملتقطة في جدة

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows four men, described as the sheikh of the ‘boat people’ in Jeddah with three fellow guild members.

The man on the far right wears a white thawb under an embroidered or printed waistcoat, a striped turban and sandals. He wears a ring on the little finger of his right hand. The man at right of centre wears almost identical clothes, aside from a pale-coloured and printed turban. The older man, left of centre wears white trousers and a white jacket over an embroidered or printed waistcoat and white shirt, sandals, a white turban and what may be a bracelet on his right wrist. The man at far left wears almost identical clothes as the two men on the left, aside from his dark-coloured sasha t the waist, white turban and bare feet.

The four men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with foliage and a wooden window or set of doors visible in the background.

The negative has had hand-work applied.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXIV

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Schēch der Bootsleute in Djiddah mit drei Zunftgenossen.’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

102 x 151 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXIV’

Written in
German in Latin script

صورة بائع حلويات في جدة

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length portrait shows a bearded, described as a ‘sweet seller (Djiddah [Jeddah])’. The man stands face forward, looking towards the camera. He holds two corners of a rectangular tray which rests on a three-legged wooden table, made of bound branches.

Many sticks topped with bird-like and other shapes stand perpendicular from the tray. A pile of wider stalks can be seen on the left of the tray. One or both of these may be miswak stalks (Plural: masawik ), which are traditionally chewed to sweeten the breath prior to praying.

The man wears a white, button-up thawb rolled up at the elbows over white trousers and a white headdress. He has one prominent bandage on his left foot.

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:

‘Süssigkeitskrنmer (Djiddah).’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

144 x 98 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXIV’

Written in
German in Latin script

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length portrait shows a bearded man, described as a ‘crier and broker (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:

‘Süssigkeitskrنmer (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

صورة امرأة مكيّة بدون جلباب

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows a woman from Mecca. She sits face forward, looking towards the camera.

She wears a pale-coloured shirt with decorative details at the cuffs, which is pulled up at the elbows. Around her shoulders and across her lap a translucent black gauze shawl is slung. Underneath this she wears vertically striped trousers. Her headdress is of printed or embroidered material. She wears rings on the little finger of her left hand and on the ring finger of her right hand .

The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality. In particular the original background has been substituted completely, except for the carpet on which her chair stands.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXV

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Mekkanerin’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

137 x 96 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXV’

Written in
German in Latin script

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length portrait shows two figures, one seated with an infant on his lap and one standing, described as a servant and a eunuch with the child of their master. They all face forward, looking towards the camera.

The standing man wears a white thawb or shirt held at the waist with a patterned sash and a patterned turban on his head. The seated man, or eunuch, wears a dark-coloured outer robe with embroidered lapels over a white thawb and a patterned turban. On the little finger of his right hand he wears a ring. The infant wears white trousers and shirt as well as a white hat or bonnet and white slippers.

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

The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXV

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Lohndiener und Eunuch mit dem Kinde seines Herrn.’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

137 x 95 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXV’

Written in
German in Latin script