Portret van een onbekende man van een Baloch-stam met zijn dochter before 1872

Henry Charles Baskerville Tanner captured this albumen print titled "Portret van een onbekende man van een Baloch-stam met zijn dochter". During Tanner’s time, photography served as a tool of documentation, particularly in regions under colonial influence. This portrait offers a glimpse into the lives of the Baloch people, an ethnic group inhabiting areas across Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. The man's traditional attire speaks to cultural identity and heritage. Tanner's lens might have been driven by a desire to document the ‘exotic’ cultures within the British Empire. However, we might also consider the power dynamics inherent in such representation. Who gets to tell the story, and whose perspective is privileged? This image captures a father and daughter in a moment of posed stillness, yet it prompts us to reflect on the complexities of cultural exchange and representation during an era of imperial expansion.