Headrest
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Headrest
[ Source of title : FHYA using spreadsheet prepared by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS ]
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JAG 1992-11-13
Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC-ND https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: Unusual headrest with general horizontal layout. Crossbar curves upwards at ends and is supported by two asymmetrical shapes at either end. In between them is a seated male figure positioned sideways as if he were holding up the crossbar with his head and very large hands. He appears to be wearing a long top and shoes. The base is a flat rectangle that is angled upwards on both sides towards the upper centre. Zig-zag, tendril, star, plant, circle and other designs decorate the headrest. Object form type: Headrest; Object material type: wood, pokerwork; Technique: Carving, pokerwork; Colours: Brown, black; Dimension comment: 15,5 x 28 x 6,5; Object age: 19th to early 20th century; Production place: unnown; Cultural association: unknown; Place of use: unnown; Provenance: At auction, possibly Christies.]
| 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 to early 20th century |
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