Five Hundred Year Archive

Barbed staff

Part of FHYA curation of selected materials from the Traditional Collection at the Johannesburg Art Gallery

Barbed staff (view 2)

Part of FHYA curation of selected materials from the Traditional Collection at the Johannesburg Art Gallery

Curly staff (view 2)

Part of FHYA curation of selected materials from the Traditional Collection at the Johannesburg Art Gallery

Amasumpa snuff box (view 2)

Part of FHYA curation of selected materials from the Traditional Collection at the Johannesburg Art Gallery

Amasumpa ear plugs (view 2)

Part of FHYA curation of selected materials from the Traditional Collection at the Johannesburg Art Gallery

Grooved snuff box

Part of FHYA curation of selected materials from the Traditional Collection at the Johannesburg Art Gallery

Ceramic vessels

Part of FHYA curation of selected materials from the Traditional Collection at the Johannesburg Art Gallery

JAG Archives: Traditional Collection: Brenthurst Collection: From Lowen Collection: 11/1A VOL 1 10/58; 11/1A VOL 2: Art & Ambiguity. Vol 1: Correspondence Reports 10/58

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2017-

Part of FHYA curation of selected materials from the Traditional Collection at the Johannesburg Art Gallery

[Source - Nessa Leibhammer for FHYA, 2017, using JAG materials: The box file contains two soft cardboard files of general correspondence relating to the negotiations around the assembly of what is now known as the Brenthurst Collection by Jonathan Lowen - its valuation, acquisition and the possibilities of a publication. The two files contained inside are labelled: 11/1a Vol. 1, Brenthurst Collection (for Lowen Collection) – correspondence – reports and 10/58 Art and Ambiguity; 11/1a Vol. 2, Brenthurst Collection (from Lowen Collection).]

JAG Archives: Traditional Collection: Horstmann Collection: 14/6B Vol 1: Brodie Collection 14/6C Vol 1

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2017 -

Part of FHYA curation of selected materials from the Traditional Collection at the Johannesburg Art Gallery

[Source - Nessa Leibhammer for FHYA, 2017, using JAG materials: Box File 6 contains a few pictures of objects and photocopies of pages from publications and articles on southern African traditional objects; pages from Sothebys auction catalogue; correspondence from collector Jurgen Witt, from whom some of the Horstmann objects were originally collected, to Rochelle Keene, then director of the JAG; correspondence between R. Keene and John Mack of the British Museum; Di Levy’s (then the curator of the Traditional S.A. collections at JAG) notes on objects for purchase from Horstmann; notes from Horstmann with information on objects offered for sale.]

Jaques Headrest General File

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2017-

Part of FHYA curation of selected materials from the Traditional Collection at the Johannesburg Art Gallery

[Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2019, using JAG materials: Contains correspondence from the Dr. P.H. Jaques (son of Rev. A.A. Jaques) to Christopher Till dated 1993/04/14. It includes Rev. A.A. Jaques annotated notes for a lecture on Shangaan Head-rests, which he delivered to the Fine Arts Society of Johannesburg circa 1941.]