Ceremonial spoon
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Ceremonial spoon
[ Source of title : FHYA using spreadsheet prepared by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS ]
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JAG 1989-3-11
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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: Carved spoon in two parts - linked together in the middle. The lower part is made up of a spoon bowl with its handle in the form of a looped snake. The upper section has a hand holding an egg-shaped object and the form of an armless man with an headring and isinene (front covering) leaning against the shaft/wrist. Object form type: Spoon; Object material type: Wood; Technique: Carved; Colours: Brown; Dimension comment: ; Object age: early to mid 20th century; Production place: Swaziland; Cultural association: Swazi; Place of use: Swaziland; 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 | 1989- | 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 | early to mid 20th century |
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