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Xikhigelo archive file
[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer using JAG materials ]
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JAG 1987-3-75
Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: Crossbar rectangular, curved and decorated with a row of diamonds carved in relief near the narrow ends. One corner is worn away. Lugs - reproductions on a smaller scale of the crossbar are suspended from the ends of the crossbar and are attached to the columns by two cylindrical pillars. They are given the appearance of two headrests added to the sides of the main headrest. A corner is chipped off one lug. Two rectangular pillars. Base is two very thin flat circles linked by a short bar and a tiny triangle at front and back. There is a large section missing off one side. 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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