General
General
Object Auto ID
72976
Alternate Codes
159835
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
The heads of two women, from behind showing different hair styles. The woman on top has her head tilted to her left and is wearing three beaded necklaces. The woman on the bottom has beads and three feathers in her hair. She is also wearing three necklaces. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Differentes coeffures [coiffures] des Caffres.; Different Kaffir [sic] coiffures. [Prof Glenn: Various Xhosa hairstyles]
Provenance
Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Xhosa traditional African hair styles ornaments decorations
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 398 x 283 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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