Mother - Ndebele
| CCAC #: | 0284 |
| Artwork title: | Mother - Ndebele |
| Artist(s): |
Barbara Tyrrell |
| Year made: | 1946 |
| Artwork type: | Paper |
| Medium: | Oil on canvas / fabric |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 797 x 613 |
| Artwork series: |
Barbara Tyrrell's ethnographic drawings |
| Source: | Donated by artist |
| Year acquired: | 2009 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Location area: | On private display |
| Signage: | Shown here is a mother of a son who attended circumcision school, as indicated by the wearing of long headband streamers of beadwork – a proud statement of a boy now man. She kneels while pouring traditional beer from a calabash into a beaded calabash mug, typical of the Ndebele. |
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.