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ArtistColour painting. Late 19th century Malaya. A traditional Malay village by a river, with dense jungle beyond the village. In the foreground we see three people. Aissa, a beautiful Malay girl aged 20, in traditional Malay dress, is pointing a pistol at her lover Peter Willems, a shabby, disreputable European with disheveled hair and beard. He is wearing only a pair of ragged trousers. To one side is his wife Joanna, of mixed race, in European clothing, looking anxiously towards her husband and Aissa.
A detailed, painted scene depicts a confrontation by a river in a tropical setting. In the foreground, a woman with dark hair pulled back in a bun, wearing an ornate black long-sleeved top with floral embroidery and a red and green patterned sarong, stands barefoot on the muddy bank. She holds a vintage-style pistol aimed directly at a shirtless, bearded man with blond hair, who stands across from her, looking apprehensive. He wears tattered brown pants with holes and is also barefoot. Behind him, to the right, a smaller woman with dark hair and a distressed expression stands, wearing a long-sleeved light brown dress with a long skirt. The river, with a yellow-brown hue, flows between them, reflecting the cloudy sky above. On the opposite bank of the river, several wooden stilted houses with thatched roofs are visible, surrounded by lush green palm trees and dense jungle foliage that recedes into the background, hinting at misty hills. Small wooden boats are tethered near the houses on the river, and green plants are scattered along the muddy foreground. The overall atmosphere is tense, reminiscent of adventure or historical drama.
