صور عروس مكيّة في لباس زفافها

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows a Meccan woman in bridal attire. She faces forward and looks towards the camera, both her hands held up, palms facing forwards on each side of her body.

The most prominent features of the woman’s attire are her imposing headdress and embroidered bib or collar-like piece, which extends from the neck to a width in excess of the woman’s body and then towards her thighs. The piece appears to be made from twisted and embroidered fabrics as well as chains of coins. Two long plaits extend from her neck downwards across this piece before being woven into longer metal wands, appearing to extend the natural length of the hair. A bell is at the end of each. The woman’s robe is likely made of embroidered silk and she wears two thick anklets about her ankles. Tattooed or painted arches extend from the bridge of her nose upwards along her brow bone and down again to her outer brows.

The woman is seated on a cushion-strewn seat or divan, covered in a monochrome printed fabric, featuring trees and shrubbery. Beading and an overlapping edge is visible on the upright part of the seat.

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:

‘Mekkanerin im Brautanzug.'

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

136 x 98 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXV’

Written in
German in Latin script

صورة امرأتين إحداهما بلباس الخروج (جلباب) والأخرى بلباس المنزل

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length staged scene depicts two women in their very different public and private attire, as well as hinting at the latter's indoor activity.

The woman on the right reclines on a series of stacked embroidered cushions, holding the mouthpiece of a hookah in her left hand. She wears striped trousers with embroidered hems under a jalabiya , pulled up at the elbows. On her head she wears a striped turban; her hair is plaited. She wears a necklace of beads and filigree, a bracelet on each wrist, an armlet of beads as well as an anklet on her right ankle and rings on each of her little fingers.

The woman on the left wears hijab in the form of a dark-coloured cloak, striped with white around a white headdress that covers the face and head, except for the eyes. The part of the headdress covering the woman’s forehead is made of a strip of printed or embroidered material.

The scene is staged on a carpet, albeit in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots – foliage, including ivy, and two windows 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:

‘Mekkanerin im Brautanzug.'

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

‘XXV’

Written in
German in Latin script

صورة ستة حجّاج أندنوسيين

Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows six pilgrims from Selajar (commonly: Saleyer) in Indonesia. They squat face forward, looking towards the camera.

The man on the far right wears a striped robe, open at the neck and turban. He holds a long, straight stick upright in his left hand and a ring on the little finger of his right hand. The man second from right wears a white shirt and checked sarong with a dark-coloured turban. The man third from right wears a white shirt and trousers embroidered at the hems with a white turban. The man third from left wears a white jelabiya over checked trousers and a white turban. He wears a ring on the little finger of his right hand. The man second from left wears a dark-coloured jacket embroidered at the lapels and white trousers with a printed turban. He also has a rig on the ring finger of his right hand. The man at far left wears a mid-coloured jelabiya and a large white turban.

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.

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:

XXVI

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Pilger aus Selahar (vulgo Saleyar).'

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

196 x 250 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXVI’

Written in
German in Latin script

صورة أربع حجّاج إندونيسيين

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows four pilgrims from Pontianak, the capital of Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. The man on the left is described as an Arab from Ḥaḍramawt who is based in Pontianak. They sit face forward on foldable chairs, looking towards the camera.

The man on the far right wears a waistcoat over a white mid-coloured shirt or thawb , trousers, sandals and a patterned turban. The man right of centre wears a white thawb over sandals and a patterned turban. He holds a scroll of paper in his hands. The man left of centre wears a button-up waistcoat over a white thawb , sandals and a patterned turban. The man on the far left wears a white thawb , turban and sandals. He holds two scrolls of paper in his left hand and wears a ring on the middle finger of his right hand.

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:

XXVII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Pilger aus Pontianak (West Borneo) links ein dort ansنssiger Araber aus H̱adhramaut.’

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

193 x 228 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXVII’

Written in
German in Latin script

صورة تضم سبعة حجّاج من سلطنة سمباس

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length portrait shows seven men, described as pilgrims from the Sultanate of Sambas, in modern day Indonesia on the island of Borneo.

Six of the men squat face forward, looking towards the camera. The man standing behind them, left of centre is described as the wakeel (representative) of the sheikh.

From right to left the men wear: a white thawb and patterned turban; a white outer robe over a dark shirt, a ring on the little finger of his right hand, and a dark, patterned turban; a light-coloured outer robe over a button-up shirt, a patterned turban and rings on the little finger of each hand; a light-coloured button-up thawb , and a mid-coloured turban; a dark coloured waistcoat with embroidered lapels, a white shirt, mid-coloured trousers, rings on the little finger of each hand and a light-coloured turban; white thawb , mid-coloured trousers and dark-coloured turban. The standing man wears a white outer robe over a dark-coloured, striped waistcoast and a white thawb with a light-coloured turban.

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:

XXVIII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Pilger aus Sambas (Borneo) hinter den Pilgern steht der Wakil (Bevollmنchtigte) des Schēchs.’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

187 x 240 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXVIII’

Written in
German in Latin scriptView

صورة عشرة حجّاج من مارتابورا، إندونيسيا

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length portrait shows ten men, described as pilgrims from Martapura, South Kalimantan, in Indonesia on the island of Borneo. The men squat face forward, looking towards the camera.

From right to left the men wear: a white thawb , patterned shawl and turban; a white thawb and a patterned turban; a dark jacket over a white thawb , patterned turban a ring on the little finger of his right hand; a dark jacket and patterned turban; a patterned turban, dark jacket and checked sarong; a patterned turban and white shirt; a dark jacket over a white thawb and patterned turban; a white thawb and patterned turban; a polka-dot shirt and dark turban; a dark jacket over a mid-coloured thawb and turban. The man at centre holds two scrolls in his hands while the man third from left holds some form of handkerchief in his hands.

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.

Temporal Context:

The photograph was taken between September and December 1884, according to Durkje van der Wal in his publication Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: The First Western Photographer in Mecca, 1884-1885 , Amsterdam : Manfred & Hanna Heiting Fund, Rijksmuseum, 2011, p. 20. This attribution is based on unpublished diaries and correspondence in the Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje Archive, University of Leiden Library.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXIX

Printed beneath image, in ink:

'Pilger aus Martapura (Süd-Borneo).'

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

192 x 251 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXIX’

Written in
German in Latin script

صورة خمس حجّاج إندونيسيين وامرأة مكيّة

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length portrait shows five pilgrims from Ambon, the Kei (Kai) Islands and Banda (perhaps in Aceh province) in Indonesia as well as a Meccan woman. The men face forward, looking towards the camera, while the woman averts her eyes.

From right to left the men wear: a white thawb , dark waistcoat with a metal hoop hanging from the right side and patterned turban; a white turban, dark jacket and white thawb over checked sarong; a white thawb over white trousers and dark turban; a white thawb over white trousers and patterned turban; a white jacket over a checked sarong and white trousers. The man to the far left, the man second from right and the man third from right hold pieces of paper or booklets in their hands. The man second from left holds a scroll in his left hand as well as a dark-coloured umbrella. The man second from right, too, holds a dark umbrella.

The Meccan woman wears a mid-coloured dress, perhaps of silk, with white decorative cuffs, with a white striped waistcoat over it and a patterned turban. The waistcoat appears to have two metal hoops on either side of her waist sewn into it. On her feet she wears shoes. The group 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:

XXX

Printed beneath image, in ink:

'Pilger aus Ambon, Kei und Banda. links der Sohn eines Ambonesen mit einer Mekkanerin.’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

196 x 247 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXX’

Written in
German in Latin script

صورة ضمت ثلاثة حجّج من إندونيسيا

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows three pilgrims from the island of Batjan (Bacan) in the Molucca Sea, Indonesia. One is described as the son of the Sultan, another the uncle of the prince and the third ‘a priest’. The men face forward, looking towards the camera.

The man on the right wears a white thawb held at a sash at the waist, a mid-coloured jacket, white turban bad shoes. He holds a dark-coloured umbrella in his left hand and a handkerchief in his right. The man at centre wears a white thawb and white trousers, a white turban, dark-coloured jacket, decorated at the hem and leather shoes. He wears a ring on the ring finger of his right hand. The man on the left wears a dark coloured outer robe over a white thawb , a white turban and sandals.

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:

XXX

Printed beneath image, in ink:

'Pilger aus Batjan (Molukken) Sohn des Sultans, Oheim des Prinzen und ein Priester.’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

195 x 245 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXX’

Written in
German in Latin script

أربعة حجّاج من إندونيسيا

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows four pilgrims from the Ternate Sultanate, an island in the Maluku Islands that is part of latter-day Indonesia. The men face forward, looking towards the camera. The two at centre are seated while the other two squat either side of their chairs.

The man on the right wears a white jacket and sarong over a button-up waistcoat, a white turban and a ring on the little finger of his right hand. The man right of centre wears a white jacket over a printed or embroidered button-up waistcoat, white sarong, trousers and turban, leather shoes and a ring on the little finger of his right hand. The man left of centre wears a white thawb under a printed or embroidered button-up waistcoat (identical to the man on his left), sandals, white trousers and turban, and a ring on the little finger of his right hand. He holds a handkerchief in his left hand. The man on the left wears black trousers a white shirt and printed turban.

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:

XXXII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Pilger aus Ternate.’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

187 x 240 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXXII’

Written in
German in Latin script

أربعة حجّاج من إندونيسيا

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length seated portrait shows four pilgrims from Palembang, the capital city of South Sumatra province in Indonesia. They squat face forward on the ground, looking towards the camera.

The man on the right wears a white robe, turban and sandals. The man right of centre wears a white jacket over a white robe, a dark-coloured turban and sandals. The man left of centre wears a white shirt, pale-coloured trousers, a white turban and sandals. The man on the left wears a mid-coloured thawb a dark-coloured turban and sandals.

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:

XXXIII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Pilger aus Palembang.’

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

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

190 x 245 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXXIII’

Written in
German in Latin script