Diviner - Shangaan
CCAC #: | 0273 |
Artwork title: | Diviner - Shangaan |
Artist(s): |
Barbara Tyrrell |
Year made: | 1945 |
Artwork type: | Painting |
Medium: | Acrylic and Oil on board |
Dimensions (mm): | 760 x 567 |
Artwork series: |
Barbara Tyrrell's ethnographic drawings |
Source: | Donated by artist |
Year acquired: | 2009 |
Installation type: | Movable artwork |
Location area: | On private display |
Signage: | Depicted is a shangaan witch-doctor, working on the smooth side of a goatskin mat with a collection of carved ivory blocks, knuckle bones of animals and cowrie shells. He wears animal skin and an old-styled head ring similar to the Zulu and Swazi. |
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Photographer: Staff
Photo copyright: CCT
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NOTE: The process of photographing artworks in the CCAC is underway - we are currently working to improve image quality and display on the CMS but have included internal reference photos for identification purposes in the interim.