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 |
| Location area: | On private display |
| Signage: | Detachable hair of marriage (often red ochre) is important for the convenience of women who work in town or westernised situations. The black leather skirt denotes marriage as do the covered breasts. When away from home a married woman covers her shoulders as a form of respect for her husband. |
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.