Kaffirs Collection

The Conference at Block Drift, Kaffirland, on 30th June 1846 (colour aquatint)
NAM195662 The Conference at Block Drift, Kaffirland, on 30th June 1846 (colour aquatint) by Martens, Henry (fl.1825-60) (after); National Army Museum

KAFFIR CREMATION
Cremation ceremony of the Hottentots and Kaffirs, southern Africa. Date: 1836

The Xhosa War (engraving)
1625604 The Xhosa War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Xhosa War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 May 1851)

Kaffirs getting Remounts started, an Early Morning Scene near Pretoria (engraving)
1037512 Kaffirs getting Remounts started, an Early Morning Scene near Pretoria (engraving) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaffirs getting Remounts started)

The Matabele Revolt, Captain Greys Scouts and the Afrikander Corps in Action (litho)
1050864 The Matabele Revolt, Captain Greys Scouts and the Afrikander Corps in Action (litho) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Matabele Revolt)

Night Attack on Kaffirs, at Mundells Peak, in the Waterkloof (engraving)
1097374 Night Attack on Kaffirs, at Mundells Peak, in the Waterkloof (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Night Attack on Kaffirs, at Mundells Peak)

A Caffre Fair (colour litho)
2812069 A Caffre Fair (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Caffre Fair. Illustration for Curiosities of Savage Life by James Greenwood (second series)

Kaffirs, holding Spare Horses, witnessing the Battle from Afar (litho)
1605471 Kaffirs, holding Spare Horses, witnessing the Battle from Afar (litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaffirs, holding Spare Horses)

A Skirmish with Kaffirs (engraving)
1590008 A Skirmish with Kaffirs (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Skirmish with Kaffirs)

Kaffirs in Fighting-Costume (b / w photo)
5990444 Kaffirs in Fighting-Costume (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaffirs in Fighting-Costume. Living Races of Mankind (Hutchinson, c 1910)

Bush-Fighting with the Kaffirs (engraving)
1621774 Bush-Fighting with the Kaffirs (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bush-Fighting with the Kaffirs)

Kaffirs carrying their wounded from the war (colour litho)
970828 Kaffirs carrying their wounded from the war (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaffirs carrying their wounded from the war)

The Defence of Buluwayo (litho)
1042159 The Defence of Buluwayo (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Defence of Buluwayo)

Sir George Grey (1812 - 1898), British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. Date: late 1890s

Kaffraria - Construction of a hut (chromolitho)
961306 Kaffraria - Construction of a hut (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaffraria - Construction of a hut.); © Look and Learn

Tearing down the British flag and maltreating kaffirs at Klerksdorp
930990 Tearing down the British flag and maltreating kaffirs at Klerksdorp by Read, Edward (fl.1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Kaffir War, driving the Kaffirs out of the Iron Mount and Waterkloof (engraving)
1590029 The Kaffir War, driving the Kaffirs out of the Iron Mount and Waterkloof (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kaffir War)

The Kaffir War (engraving)
1590107 The Kaffir War (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kaffir War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 29 June 1878)

Swallow, A Tale of the Great Trek (engraving)
1063646 Swallow, A Tale of the Great Trek (engraving) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swallow, A Tale of the Great Trek)

Zulus and Kaffirs of South Africa (engraving)
1106535 Zulus and Kaffirs of South Africa (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zulus and Kaffirs of South Africa)

A Happy Hunting-Ground for the Kaffirs, at the Officers Mess, Hyde Farm, Ladysmith (litho)
1039767 A Happy Hunting-Ground for the Kaffirs, at the Officers Mess, Hyde Farm, Ladysmith (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Kaffir War, Sketches in Cape Colony, the Transvaal, and on the Zulu Border (engraving)
1050039 The Kaffir War, Sketches in Cape Colony, the Transvaal, and on the Zulu Border (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kaffir War)

Africa, Kaffraria (engraving)
2786832 Africa, Kaffraria (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Africa, Kaffraria. Illustration for Chatterbox (1881)

A skirmish with Kaffirs (engraving)
728685 A skirmish with Kaffirs (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A skirmish with Kaffirs)

The War in Kaffirland (engraving)
1617278 The War in Kaffirland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Kaffirland. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 22 August 1846)

The Operations in Natal (engraving)
1599659 The Operations in Natal (engraving) by Stewart, Frank Algenon (1877-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Operations in Natal. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 19 May 1900)

Kaffirs driving animals into a pit (chromolitho)
964947 Kaffirs driving animals into a pit (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaffirs driving animals into a pit.); © Look and Learn

The War in Kaffraria, Kaffirs attacking Infantry in Keiskamma Gorge (engraving)
1102150 The War in Kaffraria, Kaffirs attacking Infantry in Keiskamma Gorge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Kaffraria)

The War in Kaffirland, Cape Mounted Rifles in Pursuit of Kaffirs (engraving)
1096100 The War in Kaffirland, Cape Mounted Rifles in Pursuit of Kaffirs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Kaffirland)

A Kaffir Kraal in the Transvaal, 1900. Creator: George Washington Wilson
A Kaffir Kraal in the Transvaal, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Caffres African family father mother child way
Caffres, An African family with father, mother and child, whose way of life is similar to the Kaffirs (peasants), Signed: P. Sonnerat pinx, Poisson sculp, Pl. 85, before p. 93 (vol)

People Of Ethiopian Race In The Late 19Th Century. From Left To Right, Natives Of Senegambia. Peui Woman From The Village Of Kouar. Peui Man In War Costume. Kaffirs. Zulu In Visiting Dress

Amatola Mountains, by Thomas Baines
The 74th Highlanders with the Beaufort and Port Elizabeth Fingoe Levies, Storming the Stronghold of the Rebel Chief Sandilli, in the Amatola Mountains, 24th June 1851, by Thomas Baines (1820-1875)

Volunteers Meeting A Loyal Kaffir and his Family, c1880. Episode of the Xhosa Wars (also known as the Cape Frontier Wars, Kaffir Wars), from 1779 to 1879 in South Africa

The Caffre War: Natives attacking a convoy, 19th century. Eurocentric view of white settlers fighting the local population in South Africa

Kafir of the Bechuana, 1848. A man from what is now Botswana. Kafir, an offensive term, is no longer used. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard

Kafir of the Amakosa, 1848. A man from the Amakosah people in what is now South Africa. Kafir, an offensive term, is no longer used

Kosah Kafir, 1848. A man from what is now South Africa. Kafir, an offensive term, is no longer used. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere)

Jan Tzatzoe, Kafir of the Amakosah Tribe, 1848. Artist: J Bull
Jan Tzatzoe, Kafir of the Amakosah Tribe, 1848. A converted Christian chief, also known as Dyani Tshatshu, from what is now South Africa. Kafir, an offensive term, is no longer used

Sir Harry Smith - 4
Sir Harry Smith (1787 - 1860) - soldier and administrator whose arrogant and insensitive policies, coupled with his incompetence, led to catastrophe for the Xhosa (Kaffirs) in South Africa

Sir Harry Smith - 2
Sir Harry Smith (1787 - 1860) - soldier and administrator whose arrogant and insensitive policies, coupled with his incompetence, led to catastrophe for the Xhosa (Kaffirs)in South Africa

Sir Harry Smith - 3
Sir Harry Smith (1787 - 1860) - soldier and administrator whose arrogant and insensitive policies, coupled with his incompetence, led to catastrophe for the Xhosa (Kaffirs)in South Africa

Regional African music, 1739
An African musical instrument, as played Cafars in 1739. Date: 1739

Source Size = 3908 x 2903
The War in Kaffraria, Kaffirs Attacking Infantry in Keiskamma Gorge

The Kaffir War: Cape Mounted Rifles Attacking Kaffirs

The Kaffir War: Dispersion of a Body of Kaffirs

The Kaffir War: the 74th Highlanders Attacking Kaffirs

The Zulu War-Natal Kaffirs Cutting up a Dead Bullock, Engraving 1879

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"Exploring the Rich History and Culture of the Kaffirs" Step back in time to witness the Conference at Block Drift, Kaffirland, on 30th June 1846, captured beautifully in a vibrant aquatint. This historical event marked an important moment in the interactions between different communities. Delve into the rituals and customs of the Kaffirs with "Kaffir Cremation, " a thought-provoking depiction that showcases their unique practices surrounding death and mourning. Embark on a visual journey through Africa with "Sketches of African Travel, " an engraving that offers glimpses into diverse landscapes and encounters with local tribes like never before. Immerse yourself in The Xhosa War through an evocative engraving, which depicts the intensity and struggles faced during this significant conflict. Witness bravery amidst chaos as warriors fight for their land and freedom. Experience an early morning scene near Pretoria with "Kaffirs getting Remounts started. " Engraved details bring to life daily activities as locals prepare for another day filled with challenges and opportunities. Witness history unfold during The Matabele Revolt through a captivating litho titled "Captain Greys Scouts and the Afrikander Corps in Action. " Feel your heart race as you join these brave soldiers fighting against all odds. Adrenaline rushes through your veins as you observe a gripping scene titled "Night Attack on Kaffirs, at Mundells Peak, in Waterkloof. " An engraving capturing danger lurking under cover of darkness—a testament to resilience against adversity. Discover cultural exchanges at A Caffre Fair depicted vividly in color litho. Observe bustling marketplaces where trade flourishes among various communities—an opportunity for shared experiences beyond borders. Engage with moments frozen in time—observe Kaffirs holding spare horses while witnessing battles from afar. These lithos offer insights into how war impacted not only combatants but also those on the periphery.