Xikhigelo
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Xikhigelo
[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer using JAG materials ]
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JAG 1987-3-110
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 decorated on the flattenmed narrow ends with a row of deeply incised grooves. The crossbar is unusually thick. No lugs. Two rectangular pillars joined by mneans of a short bar 15mm below the crossbar. The surfaces of the front, back and outer sides are decorated by deeply incided triangles except for the front right which has incised diamonds on it. Base is a truncated oveal cone with a small triangle carved in relief at centre front and back. 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 | 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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