| Description | Java & Sumatra people. 4 b/w photographs of people from Java. First photo (a) shows a young girl sitting next to a small table looking towards the left (our right). Her elbows are resting on the table and she has her hands cupping her face. She has very long hair covering part of her upper body. Underneath is written in pen "Java girl". Second photo (b) is a picture of a teenage boy looking straight ahead with his head turned slightly to the right (our left). He is wearing a turban covering his hair. We can only see head and shoulders. Underneath is written "Java boy". The third photo (c) is a full length shot of a man with a rifle. He is wearing a hat, buttoned tunic, trousers, gaiters and either shoes or boots. He has a large knife in his belt and carries a rifle over his left arm. In his right hand is a cigarette.He has a moustache. Underneath is written "Hunter, Sumatra". The last photo (d) is a full length shot of a clean shaven man wearing rich clothes. He has a turban covering his hair, and wear traditional Sumatran clothes of shirt, belt, skirt, jacket and sandals. He is looking straight ahead and holds a stick or cane in his right hand. Underneath is written "Chief of Nias, Sumatra".
Notes: (a) & (b) 9 x 6 cm, (c) 9.5 x 5 cm, (d) 9.5 x 6 cm.
Place: Java, Sumatra, Indonesia
Subject: Anthropology |