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"Captain" Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe tribe, wearing the grenadiers helmet given him by Robert Jacob Gordon
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"Captain" Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe tribe, wearing the grenadiers helmet given him by Robert Jacob Gordon

Robert Jacob Gordon · 1777-12-11 · pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink; pencil; chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The chief Coba wears a grenadier's hat, a gift from the VOC.

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Credit line‘Captain’ Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe tribe, wearing the grenadiers helmet given him by Robert Jacob Gordon. 1777-12-11. Robert Jacob Gordon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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