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Afridi Picket 1878-9
Albumen print | 20.8 x 28.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2501326

John Burke (1843-1900)
Afridi Picket 1878-9
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Photograph of Afridi Indigenous peoples, a Pashtun people who occupied the area around the Khyber Pass. A large group of men are gathered on a rocky ledge, some standing and others sitting. They are wearing loose robes and turbans and are holding jezails, long and heavy Afghan guns. There are mountains behind them in the distance.
The photographer John Burke travelled with the Peshawar Valley Field Force during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80), one of a series of conflicts between Britian and Russia over control of Afghanistan. In addition to photographing landscapes and key strategic sites he captured prominent Afghan families and Indienous peoples groups.Provenance
From the collection of King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
20.8 x 28.5 cm (image) (image)
29.8 x 42.7 cm (page dimensions)
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Alfidi Picket