General
General
Object Auto ID
22406
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_28654
Common Name
ornament
Classified Name
Ornament
Local Name
omakipa
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Roughly rectangular tapering slightly to one end with rounded edges, conical button-like shape with raised centre and decorated around its lower half with blackened grooves in linear and checkerboard designs

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Current Owner/Responsible Custodian
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Bone
Ivory
Technique Types
Carving
Engraving
Colours
Ivory
Black
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
early 20th century
Cultural Association
Ovambo
Collector Comment
Brian Thorn
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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