Objecten uit Chittagong uit de verzameling van Emil Riebeck, op de binnenplaats van het Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlijn 1884

This 1884 photograph by Hermann Rückwardt depicts a display of artifacts from the collection of Emil Riebeck at the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin. The image captures a collection of objects from Chittagong, an area in Bangladesh, displayed in a manner that emphasizes their decorative and cultural significance. The arrangement of the artifacts on tables covered in fabrics is a testament to the museum's early commitment to showcasing non-European art and material culture. The photograph, a record of a museum exhibition, offers a glimpse into the 19th-century fascination with non-Western art and its influence on European artistic and cultural discourse.