Intshasa/izintshasa
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Intshasa/izintshasa
[ Source of title : FHYA using spreadsheet prepared by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS ]
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JAG 1997-9-19
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: Snuff-spoon comb with elongated fan-shaped spoon with convex pointed end. The bowl ha two circular indentataions in it. The neck has a diamond shape below the spoon bowl and this is joined by a rectangular section joined by a diamond shape to another rectangular sectio . A rectangular section follows and from this a shoulder with 5 tines emerging from it. The spoon is embellished with small areas of linear designs carved into the surface and blackened and serrating on the two wider neck sections. The whole is curved along its length. Object form type: comb; Object material type: bone, pigment; Technique: carving; Colours: Ivory, black; Dimension comment: ; Object age: late 19th to early 20th century; Production place: KwaZulu-Natal; Cultural association: Zulu; Place of use: KwaZulu-Natal; 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 | 1997- | 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 | YYYY |
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