A Javanese woman praying in thanks for rice. Coloured photograph by E.T. Sheaf, 191-.
- Sheaf, Egbert Thomas, 1869-1948.
- Date:
- 1910-1919
- Reference:
- 2856766i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Another photograph of the same subject is captioned by the photographer "a prayer of thanks to Dewi Sri for her gift – By the will of Allah – of rice to the house. No rice is ever received into the home without this ceremony being performed by the housewife". Dewi Sri is the Javanese goddess of rice and fertility
Publication/Creation
1910-1919
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint, matte silver gelatin, with watercolour ; sheet 7.9 x 13.9 cm
Contributors
Notes
One photograph in a series of photographs documenting the cultivation of rice in Java. The others are contained in an album with the photographer's annotations (Bernard Quaritch Ltd., China in print, Hong Kong 20-22 November 2015, no. 34a-34g)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2856766i
Creator/production credits
By Egbert Thomas Sheaf, who was born in Southampton, England, in 1869, and died in Kera, Australia, in 1948. He travelled widely in China, Java, Ceylon, Australia and Europe. His appointment as Australian Trade Commissioner in Singapore was reported in the Straits Times of 2 December, 1922
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores