Elderly Man - South Sotho
CCAC #: | 0275 |
Artwork title: | Elderly Man - South Sotho |
Artist(s): |
Barbara Tyrrell |
Year made: | 1949 |
Artwork type: | Paper |
Medium: | Acrylic and Oil on board |
Framed dimensions (in mm): | 747 x 575 |
Artwork series: |
Barbara Tyrrell's ethnographic drawings |
Source: | Donated by artist |
Year acquired: | 2008 |
Installation type: | Movable artwork |
Current location: | On private display |
Exhibitions: | |
Signage: | An elderly South Sotho man donning the simpler style worn by his age group. He is on a long journey by foot, accompanied by his personal music to entertain himself. According to Tyrrell, the man produced a soft rhythmic tinkle with his musical bow. |
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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.