General
General
Object Auto ID
74854
Common Name
Book
Classified Name
Book
Local Name
The wild sports of Southern Africabeing the narrative of a hunting expedition from the Cape of Good Hope, through the territiories of the Chief Moselekatse, to the Tropic of Capricorn; Bechuana of Distinction
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
African man wearing a kaross over one shoulder, and carrying a parasol made of ostrich feathers. Over his left shoulder he carries a spear with a leg of mutton hanging from it. In the background an ox with two persons riding on it. (From the text they are his daughters.) (Part of a book, see 4969)

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Distinguishing Features

African man, kaross, parasol of ostrich feathers.

Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
1844 (4th Edition)
Maker Comment
HARRIS, William Cornwallis, 1807 - 1848
Production Place
London
User Comment
Howard, Frank, lithographer H W Martin & Co, London - printers
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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