Mother and Child - Tonga (Present day Zambia)
| CCAC #: | 0261 |
| Artwork title: | Mother and Child - Tonga (Present day Zambia) |
| Artist(s): |
Barbara Tyrrell |
| Year made: | 1945 |
| Artwork type: | Painting |
| Medium: | Acrylic and Oil on Board |
| Dimensions (mm): | 740 x 555 |
| Artwork series: |
Barbara Tyrrell's ethnographic drawings |
| Source: | Donated by artist |
| Year acquired: | 2009 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | In storage |
| Exhibitions: | |
| Signage: | An impande (cowrie) shell is seen on the woman’s chest with spirals of brass on her wrists and ankles. In the heat of the Valley of Gwembe, women would ground their grain while smoking gourd bubble pipes and men carved stools. |
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.