Fengu (Present day Port Elizabeth)
| CCAC #: | 0266 |
| Artwork title: | Fengu (Present day Port Elizabeth) |
| Artist(s): |
Barbara Tyrrell |
| Year made: | 1945 |
| Artwork type: | Painting |
| Medium: | Oil paint & mixed media on board |
| Dimensions (mm): | 570 x 505 |
| Artwork series: |
Barbara Tyrrell's ethnographic drawings |
| Source: | Donated by artist |
| Year acquired: | 2009 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Location area: | On private display |
| Signage: | The woman depicted is a descendant of wandering people fleeing the wrath of King Shaka Zulu, rejected by the Xhosa and who eventually settled on British protectorate. She wears a medicinal necklace made of special wood to alleviate her child’s teething pain. |
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.