General
General
Object Auto ID
59739
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27571
MA number 50/1009
Common Name
headrest
Classified Name
HEADREST
Local Name
xikhigelo
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Rectangular crossbar, curved and decorated with a differently arranged row of incised triangles at each flattened ends. Lugs are small rectangular blocks. Two rectangular pillars form a V which rests on a rectangular block. The base is two flat linked circles with a tiny triangle at the 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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