General
General
Object Auto ID
72987
Alternate Codes
159860
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
A hut decorated with the skins of various animals, such as giraffe and cheetah. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Hutte des Grands Namaquois ornee en dehors des peaux de differens animaux.; Hut of the Greater Namaqua, decorated on the exterior with skins of various animals.

Provenance

Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Khoi huts giraffe leopard

Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 431 x 300 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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