Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851, Xhosa /"Kaffir" man addressing tribe members, circa 1846-1851
- Call Number:
- MSS 11
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851
- Title(s):
- Xhosa /"Kaffir" man addressing tribe members.
- Date:
- circa 1846-1851
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series IV: Watercolors and Drawings
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 5c(4)
- Provenance:
- Acquired 1995, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Watercolor sketch of a Xhosa/"Kaffir" man standing to address other assembled tribespeople. The standing man wears a leopard cloak draped over one shoulder, an arm- and waist-band of thin woven or metal material, and has a necklace. His body is largely uncovered, while the gathered men are mostly wrapped up in beige capes. They look attentively at him as he speaks, pointing his finger towards some object in the distance at right. They are gathered in a dusty stretch of lowland. Colors are labeled on reverse in pen and ink and graphite title reads, "Fancy [?] sketch of Kaffirs." Unsigned/undated.
- Physical Description:
- 1 watercolor ; 18.5 x 26.5 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Diaries, Graphite drawings, Landscape drawings, Letters, Travel sketches, and Views
- Subject Terms:
- BritishColoniesColonizationDescription and travelHistoryMemorialsXhosa (African people)
- Subject Period:
- 1795-187219th centuryFrontier Wars, 1811-1878
- Associated Places:
- AfricaCape of Good HopeCape of Good Hope (South Africa)Great BritainSouth Africa
- Associated People/Groups:
- De Smidt, Annie, 19th centGreat Britain. ArmyGreat Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire RegimentHall, Morris, CaptainMansergh, John CravenMichell, John, Sir, 1781-1866Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851South Africa. Army. Imperial Cape Mounted Riflemen
- Finding Aid Title:
- Robert Provo Norris Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/4.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/950
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/950?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1