Orientalist school, late 19th century A probable portrait of an Arab-Swahili dignitary on a hand-knotted carpet with a geometric pattern, rendered with particular care, wearing a striped, fringed kikoi-style shawl draped over his head, and dressed in a green robe with an embroidered collar and a coat with a gold-embroidered border. Oil on canvas, restored, 29 x 25 cm.