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

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    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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