Sicamelo
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Sicamelo
[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer using JAG materials ]
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JAG 1987-3-1
Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: A fluted leg that flares out at its base at either end. Flat crossbar projects over leg ends to end in a strip of 6 rounded pleats. Above legs on the top of the crossbar are triangular designs with their tops pointing inwards and joined. They are slightly raised above the crossbar plane. Truncated inverted roughly cylindrical projection from underside of crossbar bar. Crack in leg. Object form type: Headrest; Object material type: Wood; Technique: Carved; Colours: Brown; Object age: late 19th/early 20th century; Production place: Swaziland; Cultural association: Swazi; Place of use: Swaziland; Provenance: Collected at Elim, Transvaal c1930.]
| 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 | 1993 - | JAG purchased this object from Third World Spectator |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust | Donation | [19-?] | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust | Purchase | [19-?] | |
| Reverend A. A. Jaques | Collection | [19-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | late 19th/early 20th century |
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