General
General
Object Auto ID
59738
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27570
MA number 50/1008
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
HEADREST
Local Name
xikhigelo
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Rectangular crossbar, curved and decorated near the narrow ends with a row of triangles carved in relief. Lugs are rectangular blocks. Two short rectangular pillars which are wider towards their bases slope inward to rest on a horizontal, ovoid bar which is supported by two broad multifaceted pillars. Bare is flat ovoid nicked at centre front and back.

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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