Fertility/child figure
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Fertility/child figure
[ Source of title : Vanessa Chen for FHYA using Nessa Leibhammers SAHRIS spreadsheet for JAG materials ]
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JAG 2001-1-44
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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: Long tassel-like figure with a top-knot of hair below which is a mop of strands of predominantly red beads. A tightly wound section of brass wire is below this onto which the long tassel hangs. It is surrounded at the top end by a skirt of predominantly white beaded threads and all down its length larger beads are attached a intervals. Object form type: fertility/child figure; Object material type: beads, horsehair; Technique: beading; Colours: Black, white, turquose, red, yellow, green, copper; Dimension comment: ; Object age: late 19th to 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 | 2022- | |
| South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) | Digitisation | c.2015 | |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Custody | 2001 | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust (AAJCT) | Donation | 2001 | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust (AAJCT) | Purchase | 2000 | |
| Michael Stevenson | Collection | [19-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | late 19th century |
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