General
General
Object Auto ID
21455
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27672
Common Name
staff
Local Name
ubhoko iwesikhundla?
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Tall abstracted staff form with a round finial. The top 1/4 of the staff has projecting serrated fins that are of an undulating outline giving the staff the appearance of a cobra about to strike.

Provenance

Meret Simpson, New York

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Current Owner/Responsible Custodian
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Wood
Technique Types
Carving
Colours
Brown
Black
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
19th century
Production Place
KwaZulu-Natal
Place of Use
KwaZulu-Natal
Collector Comment
Udo Horstman
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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