General
General
Object Auto ID
23087
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_29342
Common Name
staff
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Shaft with two 'janus-heads' facing away from each other as finial. They wear a single shared headring and have truncated cones projecting from their mouths. The shaft is embellished with two bands of twisted, grooves linear designs around its shaft in the upper half.

Related Object(s)
Brenthurst Collection
Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Wood
Technique Types
Carving
Colours
Brown
Inscriptions
Inscribed on shaft: AFRICAN WBSTR 1898 P: 2280
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
163 x 4,6 x 6,1
History
Object Age Comment
late 19th to early 20th century
Cultural Association
Tsonga
Collector
Jonathan Lowen
Collector Comment
Jonathan Lowen
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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