Skip to main content
Zulus Entering Aberdeen Harbour
Zulus Entering Aberdeen Harbour
Zulus Entering Aberdeen Harbour
Zulus Entering Aberdeen Harbour

Zulus Entering Aberdeen Harbour

Artist (London, England, 1913 - 1983)
Object Namepainting
Mediumwatercolour on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 24 cm, Width: 17 cm
Frame: Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 26.3 cm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008034
Keywords
About MeThis painting shows zulus entering the port of Aberdeen. A zulu was a type of fishing vessel, with a straight stem and raked stern, common in the late 19th century. Zulus used drift nets to catch herring.

The herring fleet travelled around the coast during the year, calling at Shetland in May and ending at East Anglia in December. Many Zulus fished from Aberdeen Harbour during July and August each year.

After World War One, sailing vessels were replaced by steel steam drifters. Drifting itself became less profitable in the 1930s as the market for herring fell away. Many vessels and crews converted to seine netting or trawling and only a small motor drifter fleet remained after World War Two.

Solva Harbour - Dyfed
Solva Harbour - Dyfed
Kenneth M. Sibley
Image Not Available for Bibby Liner "Worcestershire" Outward Bound To Rangoon
Bibby Liner "Worcestershire" Outward Bound To Rangoon
Kenneth M. Sibley
1932
Image Not Available for Shipping In The Upper Pool - London River
Shipping In The Upper Pool - London River
Kenneth M. Sibley
c. 1932
Image Not Available for Morning Arrival (Nearing Harstad, N. Norway)
Morning Arrival (Nearing Harstad, N. Norway)
Kenneth M. Sibley
1974
Image Not Available for Lofoten Crossing Norway
Lofoten Crossing Norway
Kenneth M. Sibley
1974
Image Not Available for Sailing Barges Off The "Nore" Lightship
Sailing Barges Off The "Nore" Lightship
Kenneth M. Sibley
c. 1930
Image Not Available for Stern Of Fishing Boat And Coast (Untitled)
Stern Of Fishing Boat And Coast (Untitled)
Kenneth M. Sibley
Image Not Available for Troup Head
Troup Head
Kenneth M. Sibley
Image Not Available for Kyle Of Lochalsh(Untitled)
Kyle Of Lochalsh(Untitled)
Kenneth M. Sibley
Image Not Available for HMS "Liverpool" Circling The Mined Battleship "Audacious" 1914
HMS "Liverpool" Circling The Mined Battleship "Audacious" 1914
Kenneth M. Sibley
Image Not Available for Shipping In The Upper Pool, London
Shipping In The Upper Pool, London
Kenneth M. Sibley
1982
Image Not Available for The Medway Estuary
The Medway Estuary
Kenneth M. Sibley
Image Not Available for Sunset - Moray Firth
Sunset - Moray Firth
Kenneth M. Sibley
Image Not Available for Cromarty, Galeforce 9 - Imminent
Cromarty, Galeforce 9 - Imminent
Kenneth M. Sibley
Image Not Available for Ships Ashore(Untitled)
Ships Ashore(Untitled)
Kenneth M. Sibley
Image Not Available for Ships At Anchor (Untitled)
Ships At Anchor (Untitled)
Kenneth M. Sibley
Image Not Available for Horizon Of Power - Northfleet Hope
Horizon Of Power - Northfleet Hope
Kenneth M. Sibley
1970
Cargo For Power
Cargo For Power
Kenneth M. Sibley
Lightship EDINBURGH
Lightship EDINBURGH
Kenneth M. Sibley
Steam Drifter "Willowbank"(A.261)
Steam Drifter "Willowbank"(A.261)
Kenneth Luck
1911
"Vanguard" Entering Plymouth Harbour
"Vanguard" Entering Plymouth Harbour
Frank Wood
1912
Abergeldie" Entering Sydney Heads
Abergeldie" Entering Sydney Heads
Abergeldie
c. 1869
Paddle Steamer 'Sovereign' Entering Aberdeen Harbour
Paddle Steamer "Sovereign" Entering Aberdeen Harbour
Sovereign
1836
Smack Entering Aberdeen Harbour
Smack Entering Aberdeen Harbour
Artist Unknown