Xikhigelo

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Title

Xikhigelo

[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer using JAG materials ]

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Institutional Identifier

JAG 1987-3-31

Descriptions and Notes

Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: Rectangular curved crossbar decorated near the narrow ends with arrow of zigzags carved in relief. Lugs are open arches facing front. Single rectangular pillar decorated front and back with a panel of vertical rounded pleats. An open semi-circle piece extends from one side and faces front. Base is two linked flat circles. Object form type: Headrest; Object material type: Wood; Technique: Carved; Colours: Brown; Object age: late 19th/early 20th century; Production place: Transvaal (now Limpopo Province); Cultural association: Transvaal Tsonga; Place of use: Transvaal (now Limpopo Province); Provenance: Collected at Elim, Transvaal c1930.]

Events
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 Reverend A. A. Jaques
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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