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Isigqiki/izigqiki
[ Source of title : FHYA using spreadsheet prepared by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS ]
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JAG 1992-11-23
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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: Crossbar flat and only slightly curved upwards at ends. These are each decorated with two rows of carved squares. Three chunky rectangular pillars - two at the ends and one in the middle rest on the ground and are covered on all their outside surfaces with raise bump-like designs (amasumpa). These are in geometric rows Object form type: headrest; Object material type: wood, pokerwork; Technique: Carving, pokerwork; Colours: Brown, black; Dimension comment: 14 x 35,8 x 8; Object age: 19th to early 20th century; Production place: KwaZulu-Natal; Cultural association: Northern Nguni (Zulu); Place of use: KwaZulu-Natal; Provenance: Bought from basket collector near Hluhluwe, early 1980s.]
| 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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