Title | Dritte Anischt desselben im Hintergrund windet sich der Weg nach Mekka; Das Grab der Mèjmūnah und die nächste Umgebung Third view of the same [camps of the pilgrims of Maymounah] in the background the road winds toward Mecca; The grave of Our Sittna Maymunah and the nearby area |
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Description | Photographs showing the tents of pilgrims during the Hajj and the tomb of "Sittana" (Our Lady) Maymunah, one of the wives of the Prophet Muḥammad, on the outskirts of Mecca.The photographs were taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889., Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. Plates no. 9a nd 9b in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). Photographs are numbered (IXa and IXb). The negatives had handwork applied., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0273-0009, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i26533789, BIB-ID: 2831996 |
Contributor | Snouck Hurgronje C. (Christiaan) 1857-1936 (author.) ʻAbd al-Ghaffār al-Sayyid (photographer.) |
Date | 1889 |
Format | 2 photographs : collotype prints on mount ; images 10.3 x 14.5 cm, sheet 27 x 36,3 cm, unmediated, sheet |
Identifier | QNL:00056462 |
Language | ger |
Relation | Bilder aus Mekka |
Coverage | Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Mecca (Saudi Arabia) |
Rights | No Known Copyright |
Reference | Catalogue Link |