Coconut-gatherers
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Coconut-gatherers is a 1830 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, depicting Ethnology, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two people standing barefoot on a plain floor. The person on the left is shirtless, wearing a cloth wrapped around their waist, and holds a coconut. The person on the right wears a draped white cloth and also holds a coconut, with a small bundle tied to their back. Both have simple jewelry and their hair is tied back or covered. The word "Shandan" is written in the corner, though it’s unclear what it means here. The painting looks like it was made to study or record people and their daily lives. If you’re curious about how artists recorded cultures this way, look into ethnology.
The painting depicts a man and woman engaged in coconut gathering, part of a series of twelve works illustrating various castes and occupations, each featuring a couple with the tools of their trade.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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