General
General
Object Auto ID
66725
Alternate Codes
159458
Common Name
Engraving
Classified Name
Local Name
Caffres [sic], Aborigines of Caffraria [sic]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Male and female figure with baby dressed in "traditional" clothing. Male holds 5 assegais in his left hand and wears a coiled beaded belt and the female wears an animal hide cloak and a front beaded apron which is narrower at the bottom with a X design.
Provenance
Mendelssohn Bequest 1922
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Africans. Indigenous peoples. Traditional clothes. weapons. 178-
Inscriptions
b.c. J. Chapman. Sc, title "Caffres, Aborigines of Cafferia." London. Published as the Act directs Feby 15th 1800 by J. Wilkes.
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Paper size 235 x 190 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
Feb 15th 1800
Maker Comment
Chapman, J., engr.LE VAILLANT, Francois, 1753-1824
Production Place
Collector Comment
Engraving
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Site Association
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