. English: Image depicting a group of 'Hottentots' or Khoikhoi by Charles Davidson Bell. It illustrated Bell's fears regarding the potential dangers of unguided western imperialism. The man is drinking, the woman has cigarettes, while the woman behind brandishes a blunt instrument. All are dressed in Western clothes. Charles Davidson Bell sketched a number of ethnographic studies of the different non-European South Africans he found while living there, some not long after he arrived in 1830, others while on an expedition into the Interior with Dr Andrew Smith in 1834 and more still on his retu
. English: Image depicting a group of 'Hottentots' or Khoikhoi by Charles Davidson Bell. It illustrated Bell's fears regarding the potential dangers of unguided western imperialism. The man is drinking, the woman has cigarettes, while the woman behind brandishes a blunt instrument. All are dressed in Western clothes. Charles Davidson Bell sketched a number of ethnographic studies of the different non-European South Africans he found while living there, some not long after he arrived in 1830, others while on an expedition into the Interior with Dr Andrew Smith in 1834 and more still on his return to Scotland sometime later. The sketches were heavily laden with the colonialists' views and opinions on each ethnic group. 'Malays' were seen as elegant and graceful; 'Hottentots' (Khoikhoi) as uncouth; 'Kaffirs' (Xhosa) as warriors. . 19th century. Charles Davidson Bell (1813–1882) Alternative names Charles Bell Description South African artist and painter Date of birth/death 22 October 1813 7 April 1882 Location of birth/death Fifeshire, Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Work location South Africa Authority control : Q5076755 VIAF:?52741979 ISNI:?0000 0000 4684 1551 LCCN:?n99011574 GND:?128475226 SUDOC:?08561209X WorldCat Hottentots
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