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[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer using JAG materials ]
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JAG 1987-3-112
Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: A doublle head-rest carved out of one piece of wood. The crossbars are identical except that one is 5mm longer. Rectangular, curved and decorated on the flattened ends with a row of zig-zags carved in relief. One lug each on outer sides. Closed arches facing sides. The lugs on the inner sides have become incorporated into the column. Three grooved pillars. Tow stretching diagonally from near the centre of the base to the outsides of the crossbars. The third pillar reaches vertically from the centre of the base to join an inverted open arch which links the two crossbars. The base is four flat circles in a row, jopined by three rectangular bars. The two outer circles support open, front-facing arches. 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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