General
General
Object Auto ID
72968
Alternate Codes
159850
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Local Name
Grand Caffre Tamboukis.; A big Tamboeki Kaffir [sic] (see Notes)
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
An African man with a blanket wrapped around him, holding a long spear and knobkierrie in his right hand. He has an interesting hairdo, with his hair gathered on top of his head. (Part of a collection, see 34340)
Provenance
Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Weapons indigenous traditional dress hair Tembus Thembu
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 387 x 286 mm
History
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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