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Contract worker with carrying pole (pikolan) among crops on Sumatra
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Contract worker with carrying pole (pikolan) among crops on Sumatra

anonymous · c. 1900 - c. 1920 · gelatin silver print; paper; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Part of a travel album with photographs of industry and sights in Sumatra and Java and of the journey to and from the Dutch East Indies.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
albumbladphotographplantationworking class, labourerstobaccoSumatra
Credit lineContractarbeider met draagstok (pikolan) tussen gewassen op Sumatra. c. 1900 - c. 1920. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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