Xifukwana?
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Xifukwana?
[ Source of title : FHYA using spreadsheet prepared by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS ]
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JAG 1992-11-40
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: Cylindrical snuff box that rises from a straight vertical base which then bulges outwards to then narrow into a longish tubular neck. The straight vertical section of the base and the long neck are bound around with copper wire which is coming detached at the top end. The bulging section is carved with intelocking designs of parallel lines at 45 degree angles with 4 vertical divisions made by two parallel lines dividing the shape up into quarters. . Object form type: snuff box; Object material type: wood, gourd, copper wire, hide; Technique: Carving, wirework, leatherwork; Colours: Light brown, black, copper; Dimension comment: 9,5 x 3 x 2,8; Object age: 19th to early 20th century; Production place: Limpopo Province; Cultural association: Tsonga; Place of use: Limpopo Province; Provenance: .]
| 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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