Nama man of South Africa

Nama or Namaqua man of South Africa. In animal-skin cape, cord with ivory plaque at his waist, dakka or talisman hanging from a beaded collar, sandals, holding a cudgel and spear, bow and quiver of arrows on his back. Negre Namaquas. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792

1792 Anthropology Aquatint Arrows Bordeaux Cord Cudgel Dakka Encyclopedia Of Voyages Encyclopedie Des Voyages Enlightenment Ethnography Eurocentric Fetish Imperialism J. Laroque Jacques Grasset De Saint-sauveur Nama Namaqua Namibia Noble Savage Quiver Sandals South Africa Talisman

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