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Staff
[ Source of title : FHYA using spreadsheet prepared by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS ]
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JAG 1992-11-24
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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: Cylindrical finial with flattened sides. The central section circumference is covered with two raised panels of carved amasumpa designs. In the space between these 'nipple' projects to the front of the finial and a truncated cone projects from the back. There were originally two but one has broken off. Object form type: staff; Object material type: red pigment, wood; Technique: Carving, pokerwork; Colours: Red, brown; Dimension comment: 79,2 x 6,5 x 8; Object age: 19th to early 20th century; Production place: KwaZulu-Natal; Cultural association: Northern Nguni (Zulu); Place of use: KwaZulu-Natal; Provenance: Meret Simpson, New York.]
| 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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