General
General
Object Auto ID
74306
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
[Natives of the Cape of Good Hope c. 1850]; Hottentot woman, Algoa Bay
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Head and upper body of a Khoi woman in profile, facing the viewer's left. She is smoking a pipe and wearing a striped cloth head covering. (Part of an album, see 4236)

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Painting
Distinguishing Features

Indigenous peoples Khoi pipe smoking

Inscriptions
b.r. Hottentot woman, Algoa Bay 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
c. 1850
Maker Comment
DUFF, George (active in South Africa c.1840 - 1860)
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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