General
General
Object Auto ID
22313
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_28558
Common Name
sweat remover/strigil
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Curved leaf-shaped blade from one piece of bone or ivory. The top section is a long triangular blade with truncated tip. The central section has been carved into an intricate repeating openwork design and the handle is narrow and tubular.

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Bone
Technique Types
Carving
Colours
Ivory
Black
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
late 19th to early 20th century
Cultural Association
Zulu
Production Place
KwaZulu-Natal
Place of Use
KwaZulu-Natal
Collector Comment
Udo Horstmann
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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