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[ Source of title : Debra Pryor for FHYA using JAG catalogue card ]
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JAG 1996-3-5
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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: Rectangular block-like headrest tapering towards the top with a flat plank attached to the base. There is a section gouged out of the upper surface- possibly the result of a burn and a portion chipped away along one the edge. One side is covered with a checkerboard design with aslightly sunken central panel in which a silhouette of a woman has been carved in relief. The whole surface is scratched. Object form type: headrest; Object material type: wood; Technique: carving, pokerwork; Colours: Brown, black; Dimension comment: ; Object age: early to mid 20th century; Production place: KwaZulu-Natal; Cultural association: Northern Nguni; Place of use: KwaZulu-Natal; Provenance: .]
Transcription [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2023, from headrest archive file: Provenance: 1. Mrs Duduzi/Manzimande who got it from her mother who got it when she married in 1930's. 2. Prof Frank Jolles]
| 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 | |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Purchase | 1996 | |
| Frank Jolles | Collection | [19-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | early to mid 20th century |
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