Caption

Women at work on a plantation in the Dutch East Indies, photograph, Part of Travel Album with Forty Photos of the Dutch East Indies., photographer: Onnes Kurkdjian, Dutch East Indies, The, 1912, paper, daylight gelatin silver print, height 175 mm x width 238 mm, plantation, A dirt path runs through dense vegetation with tall leafy plants and slender tree trunks filling the scene, several women are positioned among the foliage wearing long skirts and blouses, one woman kneels on the path with her hands on a sack while others stand beside or partially hidden by the large glossy leaves, a barefoot boy stands on the path carrying a bundle of sticks over his shoulder, baskets and sacks appear near some women, the foreground shows scattered twigs and leaf litter on the ground and the background is filled with layered tree canopies.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_079

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Rights managed

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35.7Mb (8.9Mb) / 13.7in x 10.1in / 4116 x 3032 (300dpi)

Keywords

Women work plantation Dutch East Indies photograph Part Travel Album Forty Photos photographer Onnes Kurkdjian 1912 paper daylight gelatin silver print height 175 mm x width 238 mm dirt path runs dense vegetation tall leafy plants slender tree trunks filling scene several women positioned foliage wearing long skirts blouses woman kneels hands sack stand beside partially hidden large glossy leaves barefoot boy stands path carrying bundle sticks shoulder baskets sacks near women foreground scattered twigs leaf litter ground background filled layered tree canopies