General
General
Object Auto ID
59728
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27560
MA number 50/996
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
HEADREST
Local Name
xikhigelo
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Rectangular curved crossbar, decorated near the narrow ends with a row of zigzags carved in relief. Three short cylindrical pillars in a row are flanked by two flat "c" shaped pillars. Base has two legs each at front and back joined at top and bottom by horizontal bars.

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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