Caption

Wooden statue of a man with a staff (Cheik-el-Baled), Statue de bois (Cheik-el-Baled), photograph, Part of Travel Album with 80 Photos of Egypt., negative number: '1141', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Egypt, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 279 mm x width 216 mm, monument, statue, A full-length wooden figure stands on a rectangular base, shown from head to feet and holding a tall, thin staff in one hand; the figure wears a simple sleeveless tunic, has short hair, and a weathered surface with visible wood grain and cracks; one arm hangs by the side with a closed hand while the other is bent to grip the staff, and the bare feet rest flat on the base; a small hand belonging to a person is visible at the left edge near the base; the background is plain and evenly lit.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A80_201

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.3Mb (4.6Mb) / 10.1in x 15.1in / 3026 x 4536 (300dpi)

Keywords

Wooden statue man staff Cheik-el-Baled Statue de bois photograph Part Travel Album 80 Photos Egypt negative number 1141 photographer Maison Bonfils c 1870 - c 1898 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 279 mm x width 216 mm monument statue full-length wooden figure stands rectangular base shown head feet holding tall thin staff hand figure wears simple sleeveless tunic short hair weathered surface visible wood grain cracks arm hangs side closed hand bent grip bare feet rest flat base small hand belonging person visible left edge near background plain evenly lit