General
General
Object Auto ID
21474
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27693
Common Name
grave maker
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Cylindrical post that narrows 2/3rds of the way up and then flares out to a flat platform from which an anthropometric head and neck emerge. The person has a hairstyle parted in two arches with two tails down the back of the neck. The wood is worn and bleached in parts.

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
19th century
Production Place
East Africa
Place of Use
East Africa
Collector Comment
Udo Horstman
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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