A Sheikh posing in a photographic studio, with his hands resting one atop each other on a stick.
- Maison Bonfils (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Date:
- [between 1867 and 1885]
- Reference:
- 3307376i
- Part of:
- The Fallaize Collection.
- Pictures
About this work
Also known as
Cheik musulman
Description
The bearded Sheikh appears to be an elderly man, wearing a decorative head covering.
Publication/Creation
[between 1867 and 1885]
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Series
Lettering
Bears number: 710
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Inventory No. INV.2019/3869
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3307376i
Ownership note
Originally collected by British anthropologist Edwin Nichol Fallaize (1877-1957). Purchased by Capt. L.W.G. Malcolm in 1934, on behalf of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, for the price of £25. From a letter in the Wellcome archives dated 16th December 1934.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores