General
General
Object Auto ID
59712
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27541
MA number 50/975
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
Local Name
xikhigelo
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
Crossbar rectangular, curved and decorated with a row of diamonds carved in relief near the narrow ends. One corner is worn away. Lugs - reproductions on a smaller scale of the crossbar are suspended from the ends of the crossbar and are attached to the columns by two cylindrical pillars. They are given the appearance of two headrests added to the sides of the main headrest. A corner is chipped off one lug. Two rectangular pillars. Base is two very thin flat circles linked by a short bar and a tiny triangle at front and back. There is a large section missing off one side.
Provenance
Collected at Elim, Transvaal c1930
Description
History
History
Object Age Comment
late 19th/early 20th century
Collector Comment
Rev AA Jaques
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