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[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer using JAG materials ]
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JAG 1987-3-73
Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: Rectangular crossbar curved and undecorated. Carved so that the grain circles around the centre. Lugs are square facing sides and decorated with three concentric squares with two small cones at centre; all carved in relief. They are exceptionally close to the ends of the crossbar. Three cylindrical pillars bisected at centre by a front-facing rectangle. This is decorated with two concentric rectangles carved in relief, with 6 small cones in the centre at the front and 4 at the back. Truncated cone with the front lower edge slightly flattened. 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.]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2022 - | Digital image by Nessa Leibhammer |
| South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRIS) | Digitisation | c.2015 | |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Custody | 1993 - | |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Making | 1993 |
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