A native with his book on palm leaves | Indigène et son livre sur des feuilles de palmier

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A man with a black moustache, 3 lines painted on his forehead, a white head-covering, a long white skirt with gold trim and a long-sleeved knee-length white top tied at the throat and chest with 4 black lines on the right upper-arm, holds a long narrow palm-leaf book.
A man with a black moustache, 3 lines painted on his forehead, a white head-covering, a long white skirt with gold trim and a long-sleeved knee-length white top tied at the throat and chest with 4 black lines on the right upper-arm, holds a long narrow palm-leaf book.

Item details

Creator:
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807 | 1763 à 1807
Contributor:
The South Asia Collection, Norwich
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour ; 36.5 x 21.5 cm | 1 tableau : aquarelle ; 36,5 x 21,5 cm
Date:
1804
Content description:
Title written by Mary Symonds and transcribed from the painting. | Titre apposé à la main par Mary Symonds et retranscrit du tableau.
Shelfmark:
The South Asia Collection NWHSA: PIC106.73
Rights:
Reproduced by permission of | Reproduit avec la permission du The SADACC Trust, Norwich
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