General
General
Object Auto ID
21359
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27477
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
HEADREST
Local Name
isigqiki/izigqiki
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Split legs at either end. Amasumpa-like bumps carved onto vertical end of top transverse section. Carved patterns on legs asymmetrical - one with interlocking diamond patterns and the other with three carved ridges and interlocking diamond patterns.(CANT SEE OTHER SIDE ON PHOTO)

Provenance

Collected at Elim, Transvaal c1930

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Current Owner/Responsible Custodian
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Wood
Technique Types
Carving
Colours
Brown
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
late 19th/early 20th century
Cultural Association
Zulu
Production Place
KwaZulu-Natal
Place of Use
KwaZulu-Natal
Collector Comment
Rev AA Jaques
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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