General
General
Object Auto ID
23233
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_29488
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
HEADREST
Local Name
mutsago
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Crossbar curved up towards narrow ends. Lugs are flat rectangular flaps facing inward with horizontal grooved decorations.Two inward facing open arched flank a central round pillar. All three rest on a raised ovoid base. ARches are decorated with parallel grooved lines on one side an zig-zags on the opposite side.

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
14,3 x 14,8 x 6,5
History
Object Age Comment
19th to early 20th century
Cultural Association
Shona
Production Place
Zimbabwe
Place of Use
Zimbabwe
Collector
Jonathan Lowen
Collector Comment
Jonathan Lowen
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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