A Rare Historical Look At Old Indonesia (25 Pics)
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January 7, 2016A rare and very historical photos of Indonesia and its people during the Dutch colonial period.
A Javanese prince with two servants, c. 1865 - 1870
A man from Batavia carrying a warung, c. 1870
Raden Saleh, a Javanese romantic painter who pioneered modern Indonesian art, c. 1872
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The Raja of Buleleng, Bali, and his secretary, c. 1875
Photo: Tropenmuseum of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
Two Nias warriors in the South Nias Regency, c. 1882-1912
A man with traditional Dayak tattoos, c.1896
Toba Batak head with his family in their home, North Sumatra, c. 1900
Masked men of the theater acting in "Topéing", Java, c. 1900 - 1920
A Dayak chief, c. 1900 - 1920
Photo: Tropenmuseum of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
Seudati dance performed at Samalanga, Bireun, Aceh, c. 1907
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A native Balinese woman spinning, c. 1910
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A Batak family, Sumatra, c. 1910
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Workers at a construction site for a railway tunnel in the mountains, Java (c. 1910)
Kampong residents in Batavia listen to a gramophone, c. 1910
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A Balinese family, c. 1910 - 1920
An opium dealer and a smoker, c. 1912
A Makassar man, c. 1912
Photo: Tropenmuseum of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
Nias tribesmen moving and erecting a megalith, c. 1915
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Dayak warriors from Longnawan, North Borneo, c. 1917
Baris dancers drinking beer, Bali, c. 1918
Students of STOVIA, or "School for the Training of Native Physicians", Batavia, c. 1919
Wood carvers creating masks, c.1919
A Batak farmer, Sumatra, c. 1919
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An elderly Batak woman, Sumatra, c. 1919
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A Dayak man with earrings and a lance, c. 1919