Snuff container
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Snuff container
[ Source of title : Vanessa Chen for FHYA using Nessa Leibhammers SAHRIS spreadsheet for JAG materials ]
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JAG 1996-1-15
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Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: Nine cycad seed pods and one carved fluted container each attached to lengths of beadwork sheathed around string cores. These have been tied together at the ends of the bead lengths. The beading is in linear and twisted designs. Object form type: snuff containers; Object material type: seed, horn, fibre, beads; Technique: carving, beadwork; Colours: Brown, pink, pale blue, black, turquoise, dark blue; Object age: late 19th/early 20th century; Production place: southern KZN/Eastern Cape; Cultural association: Southern Nguni; Place of use: Eastern Cape; Provenance: .]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2023- | |
| South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) | Digitisation | c.2015 | |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Custody | 1996 | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust (AAJCT) | Donation | c.1996 | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust (AAJCT) | Purchase | 19? | |
| Michael Graham-Stewart | Collection | 19? | |
| No attribution | Making | late 19th/early 20th century |
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