Xikhigelo
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Xikhigelo
[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer using JAG materials ]
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JAG 1987-3-97
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 undecorated. Two short rectangular pillars flanked by two flat rounghly 'C' shaped pillars all resting on a horizontal rectangular bar. Base consists of two legs each at front and back descend from the horizontal bar, and are joined near the base by a parallel bar. 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 supplied by Nessa Leibhammer |
| South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRIS) | Digitisation | 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 | 1987 - | JAG purchased this object from Reverend A. A. Jaques |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust | Donation | [19-] | |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Purchase | [19-] | |
| Reverend A. A. Jaques | Collection | [19-] | |
| No attribution | Making | late 19th/early 20th century |
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