Caption

Men and women posing in front of a building, possibly in Ceylon, album page, photograph, Part of Album with 50 photos of a trip through Southeast Asia., stamp: 'Fabrikmarke', photographer: attributed to Charles T. Scowen & Co., Sri Lanka, c. 1875 - c. 1880, South Asia, Attributed to, paper, albumen print, height 218 mm x width 277 mm, clothes, costume, A large group of people arranged in tiers in front of a building, many standing on a raised platform and others seated or squatting on the ground, wearing traditional wrapped garments and headwraps, with varied bare torsos and some shawls draped over shoulders; the background shows a plain wall with doorways and steps, and the faces show a range of neutral expressions, while some individuals rest arms on knees or cross their arms, and a few hold simple objects or cloths.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B07_095

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45.7Mb (5.8Mb) / 15.1in x 11.8in / 4524 x 3529 (300dpi)

Keywords

Men women posing front building Ceylon album page photograph Part Album 50 photos trip Southeast Asia stamp Fabrikmarke photographer attributed Charles T Scowen & Co Sri Lanka c 1875 - c 1880 South Asia Attributed paper albumen print height 218 mm x width 277 mm clothes costume large group people arranged tiers standing raised platform seated squatting ground wearing traditional wrapped garments headwraps varied bare torsos shawls draped shoulders background plain wall doorways steps faces range neutral expressions individuals rest arms knees cross hold simple objects cloths