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
    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
    Media