General
General
Object Auto ID
59665
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27490
MA number 50/917
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
HEADREST
Local Name
xikhigelo
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Rectangular crossbar, curved and decorated on flattened narrow ends with a row of incised triangles. Half cylinder lugs running from front to back. Single rectangular pillar decorated front and back with a series of horizontal, rounded pleats. Base consisting of two flat squares with rounded corners linked at centre.

Provenance

Collected at Elim, Transvaal c1930

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Current Owner/Responsible Custodian
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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