General
General
Object Auto ID
23204
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_29459
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
HEADREST
Local Name
xikhigelo
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Crossbar curved up towards narrow ends with aline of triangles carved at either end. Lugs are semi circular disks facing outward. One rectangular vertical pillar with horizontal pleats rests on a flat bilobal base with projecting triangular shape between the lobes. Two half-rings project sidewards from central pillar

Related Object(s)
Brenthurst Collection
Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Wood
Technique Types
Carving
Colours
Brown
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
13,8 x 21,8 x 7,4
History
Object Age Comment
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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