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
Dimension Comments
Unframed and Mounted; Visible image 163 x 116 mm.
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
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