Man, probably of the AmaXhosa, wearing a leopard skin and holding a spear

Man, probably of the AmaXhosa, wearing a leopard skin and holding a spear

RP-T-1914-17-77

Xhosa-man.

annotation: ‘Caffer’

draftsman (artist): Robert Jacob Gordon

1777-10 - 1786-03

pen en penseel in inkt, penseel in dekverf in kleuren, enigszins gehoogd met wit, opgeplakt

• height 660 mm x width 480 mm
• height 350 mm x width 217 mm
• height 0 mm x width 0 mm

Ontstaan tijdens één van de vier expedities door de Kaapprovincie van oktober 1777 tot maart 1786.

Purchased with the support of private collectors

purchase 1914

Public domain

Afb. op website www.uct.ac.za/depts/age/people/Gordon, als: Xhosa male.

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200474686