General
General
Object Auto ID
59645
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27467
MA number 50/893
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
HEADREST
Local Name
sicamelo
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

A fluted leg that flares out at its base at either end. Flat crossbar projects over leg ends to end in a strip of 6 rounded pleats. Above legs on the top of the crossbar are triangular designs with their tops pointing inwards and joined. They are slightly raised above the crossbar plane. Truncated inverted roughly cylindrical projection from underside of crossbar bar. Crack in leg.

Provenance

Collected at Elim, Transvaal c1930

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Wood
Technique Types
Carving
Colours
Brown
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
late 19th/early 20th century
Cultural Association
Swazi
Production Place
Swaziland
Place of Use
Swaziland
Collector Comment
Rev AA Jaques
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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