An hed and shoulders portrait of the captain of the Indian kotia type dhow Karimi (fl.1938) anchorted at Colombo, Ceylon

An head and shoulders portrait of the captain of the Indian kotia type dhow Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon. Other members of his crew are standing behind him. The photographer was taking passage on the Royal Navy heavy cruiser Cumberland (1926) from Singapore to the U.K. at the time.

Object Details

ID: P34316
Type: Rolled film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waters, David Watkin
Places: China
Vessels: Karimi (fl.1938)
Date made: 4 - 6 October 1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection