Married Woman - Bhaca (Present day Durban)

CCAC #: 0265
Artwork title: Married Woman - Bhaca (Present day Durban)
Artist(s): Barbara Tyrrell
Year made: 1945
Artwork type: Paper
Medium: Acrylic and Oil on Board
Framed dimensions (in mm): 555 x 578
Artwork series: Barbara Tyrrell's ethnographic drawings
Source: Donated by artist
Year acquired: 2009
Installation type: Movable artwork
Current location: On private display
Exhibitions:
Signage:

Tyrrell captured what she called a “seemingly sad old woman” in her home village, while she was shopping. She is dressed in a style older than that of her generation, relating to her ancestors. Her red ochred hair is hanging over a crown made from black draped cloth.


CCAC 434576

Photographer: Staff
Photo copyright: CCT

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