General
General
Object Auto ID
74303
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
[Natives of the Cape of Good Hope c. 1850]; Fingo chief, war of 1846
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Fingo chief, 1846, turning his head and shoulders and wearing a kaross and a blue hat with a large feather plume. (Part of an album, see 4236)

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Painting
Distinguishing Features

African chief Mfengu. Fingoes.

Inscriptions
b.r. Fingo chief, 1846 in pencil
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Mounted and then bound in an album; Visible image 72 x 108 mm
History
Object Age Comment
1846
Maker Comment
DUFF, George (active in South Africa c.1840 - 1860)
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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