General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    72994
    Alternate Codes
    159940
    Common Name
    Watercolour
    Classified Name
    Local Name
    Tete de Femme Houzouana; Head of a Housouana woman
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    Head of a woman wearing earrings in both ears and four necklaces around her neck. (Part of a collection, see 34340)

    Provenance

    Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963

    Description
    Technique Types
    Distinguishing Features

    Indigenous peoples San portrait Ornaments traditional dress

    Measurement Type Unit Value
    Dimension Comments
    Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 340 x 224 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
    Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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