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The Hottentots butcher ; The Hottentot mat-maker, potter & c. [graphic].
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https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2920
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Title
The Hottentots butcher ; The Hottentot mat-maker, potter & c. [graphic].
Publisher
[London: s.n]
Publisher
England. London. 1738
Date
[1738]
Physical Description
1 print: woodcut; each image approx. 7 x 10 cm. (2.75 x 3.75 in)
Description
Engravings accompany Chapter XIX, "Of certain Handy-Crafts the Hottentots exercise among themselves." In the foreground of the top image, two pairs of Hottentot [i.e. Khoikhoin] men work separately to butcher two oxen. In the left background, two other men butcher a sheep. A fourth pair boils water in cauldrons; and two others (right) hold the entrails of another animal. The bottom image shows several Hottentot mat-makers and a potter, all of whom appear to be women. (As Kolb wrote, the mat-makers "are, for the most Part, women: And they are very expert in their Business." [p. 236]) In the engraving, the mat-makers are involved in various stages of production: one background figure cuts the reeds out of which the mats will be woven; another woman carries the reeds, and yet another (slightly left of center) lays them on the ground to dry. The woman sitting on the partially finished mat is most likely weaving. In the foreground, a mat-maker strips reeds, while a potter makes a bowl. Several small pots are shown on the ground.
Is part of
Kolb, Peter, 1675-1726. Present state of the Cape of Good-Hope. London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, at the west end of St. Paul's, MDCCXXXVIII, [1738].
Notes
Page from Peter Kolb's The Present State of the Cape of Good Hope (London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, at the west end of St. Paul's, MDCCXXXVIII [1738]), vol. 1, p. 226.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Africa: Images, Maps, and Geography.
Subject
Khoikhoi (African people) -- Arts & crafts.
Artisans -- South Africa.
Butchers -- South Africa.
Geographic subject
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Pictorial works -- 18th century.
Genre
Woodcuts -- 1730-1740.
Book illustrations -- 1730-1740.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | U Afri Kolb 532.O v 1 p 226
Accession number
532.O
In Collections
Fels African Americana Image Project
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