Mother with Pipe - Xhosa
| CCAC #: | 0274 |
| Artwork title: | Mother with Pipe - Xhosa |
| Artist(s): |
Barbara Tyrrell |
| Year made: | 1947 |
| Artwork type: | Painting |
| Medium: | Oil paint & mixed media on board |
| Dimensions (mm): | 742 x 447 |
| Artwork series: |
Barbara Tyrrell's ethnographic drawings |
| Source: | Donated by artist |
| Year acquired: | 2009 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | On private display |
| Exhibitions: | |
| Signage: | A Xhosa mother walks to town on a shopping excursion, laden with a new baby, goods for trading and a smoking pipe for strength. Her necklace is made from the tail hairs of the family’s sacred cow and is medicinal for her new baby. |
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.