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Staff
[ Source of title : FHYA using spreadsheet prepared by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS ]
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JAG 1992-11-7
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Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: Staff with the abstracted head of a man as finial. The head has a raised headring, oval mouth with teeth showing, has a beard and hair delineated with amasumpa designs. The staff is almost entirely covered with wirework. Object form type: Staff; Object material type: wood, brass wire, pokerwork; Technique: Carving, wirework, pokerwork; Colours: Brown, black, copper; Dimension comment: 111 x 6,5 x 6; Object age: 19th century; Production place: Limpopo Province/Mozambique; Cultural association: Tsonga; Place of use: Limpopo Province/Mozambique; Provenance: Bought from Cecil Skotness. The Swiss mission headquarters in Laussanne have a piece identical to this one except for patina..]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2022- | Digital image supplied by Nessa Leibhammer |
| South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRIS) | Digitisation | c.2015 | Digital image made for The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA). Metadata compiled by JAG's ex-curator Nessa Leibhammer for the SAHRIS database |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Custody | 1992- | JAG purchased this object from Mordechai Brodie |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust | Donation | [19-?] | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust | Purchase | [19-?] | |
| Udo Horstmann | Collection | [19-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | 19th century |
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