General
General
Object Auto ID
83178
Alternate Codes
159216
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Hottentot hunter; [8 studies of Hottentots and a Malay priest. c.1838]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Front view of a man with a gun over his right shoulder and a small bag slung over his left arm. He is dressed in Western clothes, including a jacket, shoes and a hat decorated with an ostrich feather.

Provenance

Purchased 1941 - see notes

Description
Technique Types
Painting
Distinguishing Features

Indigenous peoples Khoi hunting guns

Inscriptions
No visible inscription
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
c.1838
Maker Comment
WEBB SMITH, Christopher, 1793-1871, possibly by
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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