General
General
Object Auto ID
68046
Common Name
Lithographs
Classified Name
PLATE, LITHOGRAPH
Local Name
The wild sports of Southern Africa; Bechuana of distinction
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
African man wearing a kaross over one shoulder, and carrying a parasol made of ostrich feathers. Over his left shoulder he carries a spear with a leg of mutton hanging from it. In the background an ox with two persons riding on it. (From the text they are his daughters.) (Part of a book, see 2055)

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Lithography
Distinguishing Features

African man, kaross, parasol ostrich feathers

Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Bound in a book; Page size: 233 x 155 mm
History
Object Age Comment
1841 (3rd edition)
Maker Comment
Howard, Frank, lithographer H W Martin & Co, London - printers. HARRIS, William Cornwallis, 1807 - 1848
Collector Comment
Coloured lithograph
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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