A Shan girl, facing the viewer, a large colourful turban cloth round her head. Water-colour; 34 by 24 cm. Inscribed below previously: ‘Shan Girl - Pangyang tour.’
MOLLOY, SYLVIA (b.1914) Born Sylvia Leyden at South Shields, she studied at Durham University (M.A.), and after obtaining a teaching diploma, she taug ...
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MOLLOY, SYLVIA (b.1914) Born Sylvia Leyden at South Shields, she studied at Durham University (M.A.), and after obtaining a teaching diploma, she taught English and art at St Asaph, Flintshire. In August 1940 she travelled to Burma to marry Patrick R.H. Molloy of the Burma Civil Service, which ...
Lahu girl, wearing large earrings and many bead necklaces.. Artist(s): Molloy, Sylvia (b.1914)
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A Lahu girl. She wears a black cap over her hair, large bamboo cylindrical earrings with silver pendants, and bead and other necklaces. April 1941. Water-colour; 29 by 23 cm. Inscribed below: ‘Lahu Girl - Pangyang tour.’