A young Indonesian man cutting up coconuts. Process print, ca. 1906.

Date:
[ca. 1906]
Reference:
2046071i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A young Indonesian man cutting up coconuts. Process print, ca. 1906. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Photograph of a man seated on a large rock, holding a knife ready to cut into a coconut, wearing a patterned turban and white knee length shorts.

Publication/Creation

Weltevreden [Jakarta] : Uitgave Boekhandel Visser & Co., [ca. 1906]

Physical description

1 print : process print ; 13.9 x 9 cm

Lettering

Klapper-schillen. French inscription written in black ink on verso, dated 15/3/06 and addressed from Louis La Vallée to Mme Van der Elst in Bruxelles, Belgique.

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "From a gay collector's point of view, this image falls into the category of 'ethnic erotica', in a time when images of nudity were rare."

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2046071i

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  • Unlabelled photograph album

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