General
General
Object Auto ID
83187
Alternate Codes
231080
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Untitled [Malay woman carrying a dish]; [Six Hottentot, African and Malay studies by an unidentified artist, and one of a Malay woman by a different unknown artist. c.1838]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Profile view of a woman walking to the viewer's left. She is carrying a covered dish and wears traditional wooden kaparang sandals. She could possibly be a slave busy with a domestic chore, carrying food.

Provenance

Purchased 1941 - see notes

Description
Technique Types
Painting
Distinguishing Features

Cape Malay Muslim kaparangs slavery

Inscriptions
No inscription
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
Date Unknown possibly (c.1838)
Maker Comment
ARTIST UNKNOWN
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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