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Atab Mahomed Khan & Suite

Re-enacted scene in the photo studio: the ambassador sitting in the middle (wearing white gloves) has a message read to him by his neighbour. 2 men are sitting on the floor, their swords also pointing towards the floor. 2 men are standing behind the other men, one of them has a tattoo on his face. They are all wearing a turban and long cloaks over their clothes.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Photography
Dimensions
Height: 18,7 cm
Width: 31,6 cm
Height: 23,7 cm
Width: 48,2 cm
Material/Technique
mounted on cardboard
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VIII C 1509

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1888
    where
    India
    Peshawar
    Kabul
  • Collecting
    who
    Riebeck, Emil - Collectors
    Königliches Kunstgewerbe-Museum Berlin - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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