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[ Source of title : FHYA using spreadsheet prepared by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS ]
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JAG 1992-11-53
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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: Pole-like figure roughly carved. It has a headring and luck-bean seeds for eyes. Arms are thin and have a long narrow hollow between them and the body. The figure flare out at its base and there are no legs. Object form type: figure; Object material type: wood, pokerwork, seed; Technique: Carving, pokerwork; Colours: Brown, dark brown; Dimension comment: 75,4 x 10 x 13; Object age: 19th to mid 20th century; Production place: Limpopo Province; Cultural association: Tsonga NESSA DISAGREES; 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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