Caption
Two Alfurs and a detail of an ear, drawing, Figure study of two Alfurs from the island of Dullah, Kai Islands, Southeast Moluccas, right detail of an ear with ear ornaments., draftsman (artist): Adrianus Johannes Bik, South Moluccas (possibly), 1824, draftsman (artist), Moluccas, paper, pencil, height 280 mm x width 197 mm, A light pencil sketch on pale paper shows two standing figures and a partial circular design; on the left a smaller figure with curly hair stands in profile facing right, wearing a small garment at the waist and holding a patterned rectangular object, with bare feet and a relaxed posture; toward the center-right a taller figure stands facing forward with one hand on a hip and the other hanging relaxed, wearing draped cloth at the waist and with visible chest and bare feet, hair also curly and voluminous; on the far right a faint roughly circular outline contains a small decorative element with curved shapes; the page shows faint smudges and light pencil marks scattered around the figures.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B47_177
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