Catalogue card JAG 1987-3-99 a
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Catalogue card JAG 1987-3-99 a
[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer using JAG materials ]
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JAG 1987-3-99 a
Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: A pair of almost identical headrests with their upper transverse plane curved up at either end with lugs projecting from the under surface. Strip of linear pattern at either end of upper surfaces. Vertical supports each consisting of two pairs of rectilinear columns that curve slightly inwards towards the center on each headrest. These end in a flat bilobal base. Each headrest has a section of carved interlocking wooden chain that would originally been joined together. Object form type: Headrest; Object material type: ; Technique: ; Colours: Brown, light brown, black; 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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