General
General
Object Auto ID
72965
Alternate Codes
159946
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
A Khoi man wearing ceremonial dress. He has five beaded necklaces around his neck and is holding a metal rod in his left hand. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Un Capitaine Hottentot, dans son habit de Ceremonie.; A Hottentot captain, in his ceremonial dress.

Provenance

Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Indigenous Khoi weapons traditional dress ornaments costumes

Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 392 x 284 mm
History
Object Age Comment
[1785-1795, 1811]
Maker Comment
LE VAILLANT, Francois, 1753-1824. Reinold, Johann Lebrecht
User Comment
Exhibition curated by Prof Ian Glenn at S.A. Museum: Nov 2012 - May 2013
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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