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2016.44.2

Pair of salt and pepper shakers depicting Archbishop Tutu and Eugène Terre'Blanche in souvenir cardboard box.

2016.44.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pair of salt and pepper shakers depicting Archbishop Tutu and Eugène Terre'Blanche in souvenir cardboard box.
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Johhannesburg Gauteng Bryanston
Person
Maker Baker Street Originals
Field collector John Pinfold
PRM source John Pinfold
Date / Period
Date made: 1994
Date collected
1994
Acquisition information
Donated: 15/10/2015
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Pottery, Material Cork Plant, Process Moulded, Process Painted, Process Perforated, Process Plugged
Dimensions
Height: max 130 mm approx, Width: max 85 mm approx
Object numbers
Accession number: 2016.44.2
Research and responses

Following a series of tense negotiations and years of liberation struggle, the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This election changed the history of South Africa. It paved the way towards a new democratic dispensation and a new constitution for the country. For the first time all races in the country were going to the polls to vote for a government of their choice. Nineteen political parties participated and twenty-two million people voted. The election took place in a festive atmosphere, contrary to fears of political violence. The African National Congress (ANC) won the election with 62.65 % of the vote. The National Party (NP) received 20.39 %, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 10.54 %, Freedom Front (FF) 2.2 %, Democratic Party (DP) 1.7 %, Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) 1.2 % and the African Christian Democratic Party 0.5 %. Although the ANC gained a majority vote, they formed the Government of National Unity, headed by the ANC’s Nelson Mandela who became the first black President of the country. (source http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/south-africas-first-democratic-elections) [FB 15/8/2016]

Baker Street trading the manufacturers of the cruet sets was established in 1986 and through the years has manufactured various items for the home and garden including the now famous and collectable cruet sets of South African political figures. The company are still manufacturing goods but no longer produce the cruet sets. (http://www.street.co.za/index.html) [FB 15/8/2016]

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