General
General
Object Auto ID
83185
Alternate Codes
159213
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Bechuana women; [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:
Two women in traditional dress. The one on the right wears a kaross and holds a parasol made of ostrich feathers.

Provenance

Purchased 1941 - see notes

Description
Technique Types
Painting
Distinguishing Features

Africans. Bechuanas Traditional dress ostrich feathers kaross

Inscriptions
b.c. Title "Bechuana women"
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
Unknown, possibly c.1838
Maker Comment
ARTIST UNKNOWN (See Notes)
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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