Isigqiki
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[Source - Nessa Leibhammer for FHYA, 2015, using SAHRIS material from JAG records: Headrest, KwaZulu-Natal/North Nguni]
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Isigqiki
[ Source of title : Benathi Marufu for FHYA using Nessa Liebhammers SAHRIS spreadsheet for JAG materials ]
Object
JAG 1993-11-2
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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: Very long rectangular headrest. The platform in generally flat with minor undulation. It has a long retangular platform as a base. The headrest is divided more or less into thirds - with vertical rectangular pillar supports. The central section has a horizontal bar dividing it in half and two pillars as support in the lower half. The two end sections each has four rectangulat pillar supports one of which is in the shape of an H ( one of these is broken in half). The two pillars in each section closest to the centre are covered with amasumpa (bump/wart) designs and the two end supports have linear vertical and horizontal grooves carved into them. The reverse side of the H-shaped pillars are also covered in amasumpa designs while the third pillar in from each end has horizontal grooves. Object form type: headrest; Object material type: wood; Technique: carving, pokerwork; Colours: Brown, black; Object age: late 19th to early 20th century; Production place: KwaZulu-Natal; Cultural association: North Nguni; Place of use: KwaZulu-Natal; Provenance: T8.]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2022- | Digital image supplied by Nessa Leibhammer |
| 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 Leibhammer for the SAHRIS database |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Custody | 1993- | JAG purchased this object from Third World Spectator |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust | Donation | [19-?] | |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Purchase | [19-?] | |
| Third World Spectator | Collection | [19-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | late 19th to early 20th century |
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