Caption

Sketches of Alfurs and an interior, Aru Islands, South Moluccas, drawing, topographical view, Three sketches: a) portrait of an Alfur, b) barge with Alfurs from the island of Goram (Gorong), c) interior of a house with a statue of a god, Afara on the island of Workai., annotation: 'at b: Alfurs from Gorong near Wokkan at the bato, Bandera?, at c: idol', draftsman (artist): Adrianus Johannes Bik, 1824, draftsman (artist), Moluccas, paper, pencil, pencil sketch, height 217 mm x width 300 mm, A faint pencil drawing on pale paper shows a left-facing bust of a person wearing a wrapped head covering, rendered with delicate shading and contour lines, alongside a long narrow boat carrying several seated figures sketched lightly above a rough outline of a wooden structure with posts, shelves, and stacked objects, and a simplified standing figure with legs apart in front of the structure; the page has scattered small smudges and spots.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B47_180

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Keywords

Sketches Alfurs interior Aru Islands South Moluccas drawing topographical view Three sketches a portrait Alfur b barge island Goram Gorong c house statue god Afara Workai annotation Gorong near Wokkan bato Bandera idol draftsman artist Adrianus Johannes Bik 1824 Moluccas paper pencil pencil sketch height 217 mm x width 300 mm faint pencil drawing pale paper left-facing bust person wearing wrapped head covering rendered delicate shading contour lines alongside long narrow boat carrying several seated figures sketched lightly rough outline wooden structure posts shelves stacked objects simplified standing figure legs apart front structure page scattered small smudges spots