General
General
Object Auto ID
74047
Alternate Codes
159329
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Shows two male figures engaged in conversation. Elderly man on the left wears a turban and holds an open umbrella. The younger man on the right wears a traditional conical "toering" hat and smokes a small clay pipe. (Part of a collection, see 38850)Malays. Priest and Coolie [sic]; [Twelve water-colour paintings of Cape Malays 189- ]
Provenance
Unknown
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Cape Malay Muslim priest toering hat pipe smoking
Inscriptions
b.l. titled "Malays - Priest n Coelie [sic]." Signed c.l. inside the image: WR
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Visible image 150 x 117 mm. Inside frame with other works 445 x 345 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
No date [1890s]
Maker Comment
RITTER, W. (see Notes)
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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