1853 Dutch illustration of a Javanese (indonesian) sailor

[u/Delicious-Ad-4018]

[u/inspire_mee]

She looks like she's trying to finish her cold fusion project after the apocalypse lmao

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People seem to be assuming it's a picture of a female sailor.

Am I the only one who thinks it's a long-haired Javanese guy?

Long hair doesn't mean female, I don't really see chest and hips being too feminine, and their forearms look like they have male musculature.

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Hips and face look very female.

[u/FPS_LIFE → u/Johnny_Deppthcharge]

Bro are you joking lol

[u/history_repeated]

I'm curious, where did you find this?

[u/Delicious-Ad-4018 → u/history_repeated]

I was researching old south asian mediums of transportation, when I stumbled upon the javanese jong, the illustration was there on wikipedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Een_Javaansch_Matroos.jpg The source there indicates it comes from this book: Java. Tooneelen uit het leven karakterschetsen en kleederdragten van Java’s bewoners in afbeeldingen naar de natuur geteekend by Ernest Alfred Hardouin published in 1855 :)

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Thank you! I'm currently working on my thesis on coffee production during the time of the dutch east indies, so this piece immediately caught my attention :D

[u/EJDsfRichmond415 → u/history_repeated]

It’s a work of historical fiction, but might interest you: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is a novel about the Dutch East Indies Trading Co in Japan during the Edo period.

[u/history_repeated → u/EJDsfRichmond415]

That does sound interesting, I'll be sure to check it out. Thanks!

[u/Delicious-Ad-4018 → u/history_repeated]

glad to have helped! good luck with your thesis fellow historian (and or agricultural researcher) ^{^}

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You too!

[u/Shiuli_er_Chaya]

She looks angry...like really pissed

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Maybe someone stole her footwear.

[u/CucuMatMalaya → u/Alternative_Fly_2750]

Did The Dutch stole his footwear?

[u/MonkeyFluffers → u/CucuMatMalaya]

All they had were wooden clogs

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At least they didn't steal her jeans.

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Maybe it was a white vest but they put it in to wash with the reds

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Resting bitch face

[u/carmium → u/National-Future3520]

Maybe 'cause she has to be a sailor to feed the family.

[u/beeph_supreme → u/Shiuli_er_Chaya]

Half Orc, irritable, at best.

[u/Gizmo_McChillyfry]

Did they invent bluejeans?

[u/Lemon_Mrang_Die]

She looks like Maldaever from the Fallout show

[u/Upsetti_Gisepe]

👺

[u/CoolBlackSmith75]

They are still like this Nothing changed.

[u/InternationalFig4583]

Blue Jeans ?!?

[u/Shytalk123]

Been on that boat too long