General
General
Object Auto ID
22310
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_28555
Common Name
dancing staff
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Staff surmounted with a anthropomorphic head in turn surmounted by a bulbous end. The head and torso of the figure take a geometricised architectonic form of a tapering vertical hollow frame with 4 pillars as support. The eyes are red and black seeds

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Wood
Technique Types
Carving
Colours
Dark brown
Light brown
Red
Black
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
late 19th to early 20th century
Cultural Association
Shona
Production Place
Zimbabwe
Place of Use
Zimbabwe
Collector Comment
Udo Horstmann
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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