Object Listing

The Parliament Collection:
A man wearing a great number of ornamentations. He faces to the left, holding a shield in his right hand and a long spear in his left hand. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Un Chef des Kabobiquois, nommeJugurtha par Mr. Le Vaillant, couvert de ses ornemens et joyaux armede son Bouclier et sa Lance.; A Kabobiqua chief, named Jugurtha by Mr le Vaillant, decked in his ornaments and jewels, and armed with his shield and spear.

The Parliament Collection:
The exterior of a hut made out of grass mats. (Part of a collection, see 34340)

The Parliament Collection:
An indigenous man shown walking with his bow and arrows in his left hand and an animal tail mounted on a short stick in his right hand. (Part of a collection, see 34340)

The Parliament Collection:
A camp scene with three people and goats on the right-hand side of the image. (Part of a collection, see 34340)

The Parliament Collection:
The head of a man facing right, with two beaded necklaces around his neck. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Tete d'Homme Houzouana, Peuple vagabond, habitant les Montagnes qui s'etendent depuis la Caffrerie [sic] jusqu'aux Pays de Grands Namaquois.; Head of a Housouana man - a vagrant people inhabiting the mountains which stretch from Kaffraria [sic] to the country of the Great Namaquas.

The Parliament Collection:
Two images showing the exterior and interior of a hut. The top image shows the interior of a hut with a lit fire. (Part of a collection, see 34340)L'Interieur, et le Dehors d'une Hutte des Houssuanas.; The interior and the exterior of a Housouana hut.

The Parliament Collection:
A San woman, wearing a hat, holding a stick in her right hand and carrying a child on her back. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Femme Houzouana portant son Enfant sur la croupe de son derriere.; Housouana woman carrying her child on her back.

The Parliament Collection:
Head of a woman wearing earrings in both ears and four necklaces around her neck. (Part of a collection, see 34340)

The Parliament Collection:
Various implements and equipment, among them a battle axe to the far left, a pipe second from left; in the center an axe, spear and shield. Second from right a horn amulet. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Differens ustenciles des Caffres [sic] et des Konaquois.; Various implements and equipment of the "Caffres" [sic] and of the Gonaquas. For source of titles below, see Notes. Titles from bottom to top of image: 1. Battle axe (possibly South Sotho) 2. Pipe Hottentot soapstone, copy of European clay pipes 3. Basket (possibly Mozambique) 4. Fishing basket or trap. Widespread in Southern Africa. 5. Axe, Spears, Shield (Xhosa) 6. Bird cage (possibly Angola or Congo) 7. Basketwork pouch (Natal Coast, Mozambique or Zambesi) 8. Horn amulet (Hottentot or Xhosa) 9. Adze or badly drawn axe

The Parliament Collection:
Indigenous weapons: three different kinds of arrows, a bow, two quivers a large one and a small one and two different kinds of clubs. (Part of a collection, see 34340)9 numbered drawings of native [indigenous] weapons; 9 numbered drawings of native [indigenous] weapons

The Parliament Collection:
Fourteen drawings of musical instruments, implements, shoes, different kinds of smoking pipes, a drum and a drum-stick. Two different kinds of sandals and a shoe are shown. There is also a flute, a pan-pipe, a guitar and two kinds of musical bows. (Part of a collection, see 34340)14 numbered drawings of native musical instruments, implements and shoes.; See Notes for source: 1. Drum and drum stick (Kirby suggests Hottentot.) 2. Flute 3-4. Musical bows and beater (Kirby suggests Hottentot kha:s.) 5. Pan pipes (Kirby suggests north of Zambesi.) 6. Guitar (Kirby suggests Hottentot ramki.) 7. Smoking pipe made of bone or stone Hottentot 8. Smoking pipe Hottentot or Bushman 9. Smoking pipe 10-11. Switches of tail hair for flicking flies or wiping sweat Bushman or Hottentot 12. Shoe Hottentot 13. Sandal Hottentot (perhaps worn by Veldskoendragers) 14. Sandal (Xhosa?)

The Parliament Collection:
16 items of clothing and ornaments, tortoise shell ornament on the right. (Part of a collection, see 34340)16 numbered drawings of clothing and ornaments worn by natives.; See Notes for source: 1. Woman's apron (Nama Hottentot) 2. Woman's apron (Nama Hottentot or Xhosa) 3. Man's apron (Bushman) 4. Man's ornamental apron (Nama) 5-9. Earrings (Bushman or Hottentot) 10. Man's apron (Gonaqua or Cape Hottentot) 11. Nerita-shell ornament (Gonaqua, Xhosa or Cape Hottentot) 12. Necklace of seeds and ostrich-egg shell beads (Bushman) 13. Woman's head-dress (Cape Hottentot) 14-15. Bangles (Bushman) 16. Tortoise shell used as powder box (Bushman or Nama)

The Parliament Collection:
Eight drawings of weapons and implements. There are two kinds of spears to the left, a tortoise shell shield shown from the front and back. In the top right-hand corner is a pointed club. (Part of a collection, see 34340)8 numbered drawings of native weapons and implements.; 8 numbered drawings of native weapons and implements.

The Parliament Collection:
Twenty drawings of various instruments, weapons, utensils and tools. At the top of the image is a drum and drum-stick and a guitar. In the center of the image there are four pots and a spoon. At the bottom of the image are various axes and clubs. (Part of a collection, see 34340)20 numbered drawings of native musical instruments, weapons, utensils and tools.; See Notes for source: 1-2. Drum and drum stick (Tanganyika or Central Mozambique?) 3-4. Drum and beater (Kirby accepts these as meant to be Hottentot.) 5. Guitar (Kirby accepts it as meant to be Hottentot.) 6. Mbira (sansa) (Angola?) 7-10. Earthenware pots 11. Wooden meat dish (Swazi or Zulu?) 12. Meat dish or head rest 13. Ornament with charm 14. Club (Pacific or South-East Asia?) 15. Adze (Pacific or South-East Asia?) 16. Greenstone club (New Caledonia) 17. Adze (Pacific or South-East Asia?) 18. Axe (Maty Island, New Guinea?) 19. Club (New Hebrides?) 20. Spoon (Nama Hottentot)

The Parliament Collection:
Three wagons crossing a river, with herders ahead of them. (Part of a collection, see 34340)

The Parliament Collection:
Eleven drawings of weapons and baskets. There are four spears on the right of the image. To the left is a bow and arrow. In the center is a quiver with arrows and a pouch underneath it. At the bottom of the image are various baskets. (Part of a collection, see 34340)11 numbered drawings of indigenous weapons and baskets.; 11 numbered drawings of indigenous weapons and baskets.

The Parliament Collection:
A jaguar, facing to the right with green eyes and its tail off the ground. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Le Panthere. [ En realite un jaguar, introuvable en Afrique.]; The panther. [ In reality a jaguar, not found in Africa.]

The Parliament Collection:
A leopard facing to the right with yellow eyes and its tail touching the ground. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Le Leopard Male de l'Interieur de l'Afrique.; The male leopard of the interior of Africa. [Panthera pardus]

The Parliament Collection:
A jaguar facing to the viewer's left. (Part of a collection, see 34340)L'Once Male de l'Interieur des Terres du Cap de Bonne Esperance. [En realite un jaguar, introuvable en Afrique.]; The male ounce of the interior of the lands of the Cape of Good Hope. [ In reality a jaguar, not found in Africa.]

The Parliament Collection:
A Cape hunting dog facing to the viewer's right. (Part of a collection, see 34340)L'Once. [ En realite le Lycaon ou Cynhyene.]; The ounce. [ In reality the Cape Hunting Dog.] [Lycaon pictus]

The Parliament Collection:
Small grey buck facing right. (Part of a collection, see 34340)

The Parliament Collection:
A yellowish buck, facing to the viewer's left, with small curved horns. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Le Bubale ou Le Harte Beest du Cap; The bubal or hartebeest of the Cape [Alcelaphus buselaphus]

The Parliament Collection:
Large antelope of bluegrey colour with long horns, facing left. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Le Blauwe Bok ou Theiram.; The bloubok or Tzeiran. [bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus]

The Parliament Collection:
Baboon on all fours facing left. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Le Singe Kees, fidelle compagnon de Voyage de Monsieur le Vaillant.; The baboon Kees, faithful travelling companion of Mr. le Vaillant.

The Parliament Collection:
Buffalo facing left, with a green patch of grass on the left. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Le Buffle Sauvage a cornes Figurees. De L'Interieur des Terres du Cap de Bonne Esperance.; The wild buffalo with shaped horns. From the interior of the lands of the Cape of Good Hope. [African buffalo, Syncerus caffer [sic]]

The Parliament Collection:
Three wagons crossing a river, with a waterfall on the left. (Part of a collection, see 34340)

The Parliament Collection:
Image of two horns, one longer and with a slight curve, and the other shorter and much more curved. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Les Cornes Figurees du Buffle Sauvage vues de coteet en avant, pesant 15.5 lb. poids d'Hollande.; The shaped horns of the wild buffalo viewed from the side and the front, weighing 15.5 Dutch pounds. [African buffalo, Syncerus caffer [sic]]

The Parliament Collection:
Wild dog facing right with grey back and reddish hind legs and tail. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Le Chien Sauvage De L'Interieur des Terres du Cap. [ En realite le renard du cap.]; The wild dog from the interior of the lands of the Cape. [In reality the Cape fox.]

The Parliament Collection:
Large buck with white stripes near its hind legs near a river facing left. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Le Codou pres du Sondag-Rivier qui prend sa source dans les Montagnes nommees Sneuw-Bergen pres de la Caffrerie [sic].; The kudu near the Sundays River, which has its source in the mountains called Sneeuberge near Kaffraria [sic].

The Parliament Collection:
Two images of oxen, the top one shows an ox carrying a load of grass mats and the bottom image the head of an ox. (Part of a collection, see 34340)1. Un Boeuf chargepret pour se mettre en marche. 2. Tete de Boeuf Caffre a cornes travaillees.; 1. A laden ox ready to trek. 2. Head of a Kaffir [sic] ox with worked horns. [Prof Glenn: Head of a Xhosa ox showing the way horns were shaped]