General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    75246
    Common Name
    Engraving
    Classified Name
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    Full-length image of a Khoi woman, looking straight at the viewer. She is wrapped in a kaross with many pieces of beadwork jewelry around her neck and waist. She also wears a beaded apron and a head covering. (Part of a book, see 5326)Voyage de M. Le Vaillant dans l'interieur de l'Afrique, par le Cap de Bonne-Esperance, dans annes 1780, 81, 82, 83, 84, qnd 85.; La Hottentote

    Provenance

    Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

    Description
    Distinguishing Features

    Khoi woman traditional dress decorations beadwork kaross apron

    Measurement Type Unit Value
    Dimension Comments
    Bound in a book; 290 mm
    History
    Object Age Comment
    1780 (1790)
    Maker Comment
    LE VAILLANT, Francois, 1753-1824
    Production Place
    Collector Comment
    Hand-coloured engraving
    Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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