Noble Girl - Swazi
| CCAC #: | 0281 |
| Artwork title: | Noble Girl - Swazi |
| Artist(s): |
Barbara Tyrrell |
| Year made: | 1949 |
| Artwork type: | Paper |
| Medium: | Acrylic and oil on canvas |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 567 x 470 |
| Artwork series: |
Barbara Tyrrell's ethnographic drawings |
| Source: | Donated by artist |
| Year acquired: | 2009 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | In storage |
| Exhibitions: | |
| Signage: | A girl of noble family has an exclusive right to wear the red bird feathers indicating Swazi royalty. The feathers should be treated with extreme care. The girl’s cloth is a favourite worn over one shoulder with the same style cloth worn around the waist by men. |
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.