Child figure/fertility figure
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Child figure/fertility figure
[ Source of title : Vanessa Chen for FHYA using Nessa Leibhammers SAHRIS spreadsheet for JAG materials ]
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JAG 1996-2-4
Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC-ND https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: Two bunches of beaded strings on animal hair. These are linked by a rod bound with metal wire. The figure has a metal ring and a madallion/coin attached. It also has a long string of beads as handle. Object form type: child figure/fertility figure; Object material type: beads, fibre, coin; Technique: Beading; Colours: Light blue, pink, black, red, white, copper, yellow; Object age: late 19th/early 20th century; Production place: Swaziland; Cultural association: Swazi; Place of use: Swaziland; 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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