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[ Source of title : FHYA using spreadsheet prepared by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS ]
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JAG 1992-11-52
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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: Geometricised female figure. Arms held at sides, with hands flexed outwards. Abstracted funnel shaped ears stick out from head. Breast project out from chest at 90 degrees. Knees flexed and legs end in a round pedestal base. There are no feet.Nose and mouth project outwards Object form type: figure; Object material type: wood, pokerwork; Technique: Carving, pokerwork; Colours: brown; Dimension comment: 43 x 11 x 11; Object age: 19th to mid 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 mid 20th century |
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