Married Woman - Ndebele
CCAC #: | 0285 |
Artwork title: | Married Woman - Ndebele |
Installation type: | Movable artwork |
Artwork type: | Painting |
Artist(s): |
Barbara Tyrrell |
Artwork series: |
Barbara Tyrrell's ethnographic drawings |
Year made: | 1946 |
Medium: | Oil paint & mixed media on board |
Dimensions (mm): | 653 x 521 |
Source: | Donated by artist |
Year acquired: | 2009 |
Location area: | On private display |
Signage: | A Ndebele woman’s apron denotes her status in life. A bride usually wears a heavily beaded apron of five vertical, rounded panels. A married woman’s apron is made from whitened leather with smaller beaded panels at each side. |
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