General
General
Object Auto ID
59662
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27487
MA number 50/914
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
HEADREST
Local Name
xikhigelo
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Rectangular crossbar, curved and decorated near narrow ends with two rows of incised triangles. Lugs formed by an extension of crossbar angled downwards at 90 degrees. Rectangular, facing sides, decorated front and back with two vertical rows of incised triangles. Two roughly rectangular pillars curving outward at centre and joined top and bottom to form a rough circle. Decorated front and back with two rows of incised triangles outlining the inner and outer edges of the circle. Base is flat rectangle, decorated with short rows of incised triangles

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
Collector Comment
Rev AA Jaques
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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