Sarah Shand, a nineteenth century painter created 'Nellie the Cook', an Aboriginal woman wearing a blanket as a shawl. Nellie is said to have worked on the Shand family's station in western NSW, where the artist painted her.
painter, did an undated oil on canvas portrait (74.5 × 60 cm), Nellie the Cook , showing an Aboriginal woman wearing a blanket as a shawl. Nellie is said to have worked on the Shand family’s station in western NSW, where the artist painted her.
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