Photograph of an Arab boy wearing a striped garment, Tunis.

Date:
[between 1920 and 1929?]
Reference:
2045993i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

Photograph of an Arab boy wearing a striped garment, Tunis. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced July 2023: "Little Ali" wearing striped garments. Process print, 192-.

Description

Photograph of a boy, printed in brown, holding his arms up with his hands resting behind his neck, wearing a turban and striped robe. Lettering on the work suggests this name may be Ali.

Publication/Creation

[Cairo Or. Tunis] : [Lehnert & Landrock?], [between 1920 and 1929?]

Physical description

1 print : process print ; 13.9 x 8.9 cm

Contributors

Related material

Image of the same person: Wellcome Collection2045992i (b20459920)

Lettering

131 Le petit Ali

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "One of a large series of photographs published in several different formats, both printed and photographic, over a long period of time by the company of Landrock and Lehnert, Tunisia, founded by German/Swiss nationals Rudolf Lehnert (1878-1948) and Ernst Landrock (1878-1974). Many of the photographs portray young subjects, both male and female in a variety of suggestive, though never revealing poses."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045993i

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  • Unlabelled photograph album

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