General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    72988
    Alternate Codes
    159947
    Common Name
    Watercolour
    Classified Name
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    A man wearing a great number of ornamentations. He faces to the left, holding a shield in his right hand and a long spear in his left hand. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Un Chef des Kabobiquois, nommeJugurtha par Mr. Le Vaillant, couvert de ses ornemens et joyaux armede son Bouclier et sa Lance.; A Kabobiqua chief, named Jugurtha by Mr le Vaillant, decked in his ornaments and jewels, and armed with his shield and spear.

    Provenance

    Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963

    Description
    Technique Types
    Distinguishing Features

    Indigenous Weapons Khoi Nama chief Ornaments Costumes

    Measurement Type Unit Value
    Dimension Comments
    Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 390 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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