Married Woman - Zulu
| CCAC #: | 0280 |
| Artwork title: | Married Woman - Zulu |
| Artist(s): |
Barbara Tyrrell |
| Year made: | 1944 |
| Artwork type: | Paper |
| Medium: | Acrylic and Oil on canvas |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 560 x 470 |
| Artwork series: |
Barbara Tyrrell's ethnographic drawings |
| Source: | Donated by artist |
| Year acquired: | 2009 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | On private display |
| Signage: | This artwork portrays a married woman in her traditional attire which symbolises status and respect and cultural identity in the Zulu nation. The child at the back of the woman symbolises family continuity to the Zulu nation. Barbara created this piece as part of a series documenting traditional dress of Southern African communities in the 1940s. |
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.