General
General
Object Auto ID
59697
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27525
MA number 50/957
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
HEADREST
Local Name
xikhigelo
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Rectangular crossbar but flaring slightly at the narrow ends. Curved and decorated at the narrow ends with a row of incised triangles. Lugs are flat rectangles facing sides. Two short rectangular pillars slope inward from the top to just below centre to form a V which rests on a plain rectangular block. Base is two flat linked circles.

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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