{"title":"Motito","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"bechuana-belle-tswana-woman-child-hand-coloured-lithograph-wc-harris-1844-p-6-112506","title":"Bechuana Belle—Tswana woman \u0026 child—hand-coloured lithograph—WC Harris 1844","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e'Bechuana Belle'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Tswana woman carrying a child, with a wagon and other figures behind her, published under the historical caption Bechuana Belle. Harris's text describes women’s dress after his arrival at Motito, now Bothithong in South Africa’s Northern Cape, on the route from Kuruman. This provides a South African narrative setting for the plate, although the woman is unnamed and the exact place where she was drawn is not stated. Bechuana here denotes Tswana people. Published in 1844.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54345080832347,"sku":"P-6-112506","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-112506a.jpg?v=1791906489"},{"product_id":"bechuana-of-distinction-tswana-man-w-feather-parasol-lithograph-wc-harris-1844-p-6-112505","title":"Bechuana of Distinction—Tswana man w\/ feather parasol—lithograph—WC Harris 1844","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e'Bechuana of Distinction'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Tswana man carrying an ostrich-feather parasol, identified in Harris’s narrative as a gentleman whom he met at Kuruman and who accompanied the expedition towards Motito. That route lies in present-day South Africa’s Northern Cape. The distinctive parasol described in the text links the portrait to this encounter. Bechuana is the historical spelling used for Tswana people, whose communities extend across modern national borders. Published in 1844.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54345080865115,"sku":"P-6-112505","price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-112505a.jpg?v=1791906488"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/collections\/motito.oembed","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}