Headrest
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Headrest
[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, using JAG materials ]
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JAG 2002-4-8
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: Headrest with a long narrow rectangular crossbar. It has two bifurcated legs at either end that slope outwards. There is an open circle projecting down from the crossbar which contains a rectangular pillar . On either sides are shorter rectangular pillars that end in two horizontal bars that link the outer circumference of the circle with the inside of the legs on either side. The surface is engraved with geometric designs. Object form type: headrest; Object material type: wood; Technique: carving; Colours: Brown; Dimension comment: ; Object age: 19th to early 20th century; Production place: KwaZulu-Natal; Cultural association: Zulu; Place of use: KwaZulu-Natal; Provenance: .]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2022 - | Digital image supplied by Nessa Liebhammer |
| 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 Liebhammer for the SAHRIS database |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Custody | 1987 - | JAG purchased this object from Mordechai Brodie |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust | Donation | [19-?] | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust | Purchase | [19-?] | |
| Michael Heuermann | Collection | [19-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | 19th to early 20th century |
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