General
General
Object Auto ID
59733
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27565
MA number 50/1001 a and b
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
Local Name
xikhigelo
Quantity
2.00
Object Description
A pair of almost identical headrests with their upper transverse plane curved up at either end with lugs projecting from the under surface. Strip of linear pattern at either end of upper surfaces. Vertical supports each consisting of two pairs of rectilinear columns that curve slightly inwards towards the centre on each headrest. These end in a flat bilobal base. Each headrest has a section of carved interlocking wooden chain that would originally been joined together.
Provenance
Collected at Elim, Transvaal c1930
Description
Description
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History
History
Object Age Comment
late 19th/early 20th century
Collector Comment
Rev AA Jaques
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Site Association
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