Caption

Portrait of three unknown men from the Mahsud tribe of Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, photograph, page, inscription: 'MAHSOOD WUZEEREES., AFGHAN FRONTIER TRIBE., SOONNEE MUSSULMANS., GUNDAPOOR., KOHAT.', number: '(255)', Kohat, c. 1862 - in or before 1872, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 111 mm x width 90 mm, head-gear: turban, human races, peoples, nationalities, The sepia photograph shows three individuals wearing layered, loose garments and turbans, with one person seated on the ground to the left and two standing in the center and right; the seated figure has a wrapped head covering and draped cloth around the shoulders, the central standing figure has a full beard, a long outer robe with decorative elements at the waist and layered lower garments, and bare feet visible on the floor, while the right standing figure wears a turban, a belted tunic with hanging fabric and layered lower garments and also has bare feet; a plain backdrop with faint vertical marks and a shadowed area fills the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_020

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.0Mb (6.3Mb) / 8.7in x 15.7in / 2602 x 4697 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait three unknown men Mahsud tribe Kohat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan photograph page inscription Mahsood Wuzeerees Afghan Frontier Tribe Soonnee Mussulmans Gundapoor number 255 c 1862 - 1872 photographer paper albumen print height 111 mm x width 90 mm head-gear turban human races peoples nationalities sepia photograph three individuals wearing layered loose garments turbans person seated ground left two standing center right seated figure wrapped head covering draped cloth shoulders central standing figure full beard long outer robe decorative elements waist layered lower garments bare feet visible floor figure wears belted tunic hanging fabric also bare feet plain backdrop faint vertical marks shadowed area fills background