Swazi Girl

CCAC #: 0290
Artwork title: Swazi Girl
Artist(s): Barbara Tyrrell
Year made: 1949
Artwork type: Painting
Medium: Oil on Board
Dimensions (mm): 580 x 515
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:

Depicted is a girl with fine plaited hair preparing for the built-up hairstyle of marriage, similar to that of the Zulu yet differing in shape and colour (Swazi hair remains black while Zulu hair is red ochred). The beaded wristband and necklace are typical of Swazi.


CCAC 437858

Photographer: Staff
Photo copyright: CCT

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