General
General
Object Auto ID
22788
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_29042
Common Name
medicine figure
Local Name
nyankwavi
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Very tall cylindrical form that is sheathed in beadwork win rings of design. It has two bunches of beaded loops as earrings at opposite sides of the top rim. It has a fringe of beads at the top and bottom ends and three along its length

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Wood
Technique Types
Carving
Beadwork
Colours
Orange
Red
White
Yellow
Blue
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
late 20th century
Maker Comment
Ngobeni, Maimalia
Collector Comment
Natalie Knight
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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