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1964.7.4

Grey clay model of a boy [1964.7.4 .1] with both arms reaching down to hold clay model of a dog [1964.7.4 .2]. [JC [OPS Move] 26/6/2017]


1964.7.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Grey clay model of a boy [1964.7.4 .1] with both arms reaching down to hold clay model of a dog [1964.7.4 .2]. [JC [OPS Move] 26/6/2017]
Long description
Grey clay model of a boy holding a dog. The boy [1964.7.4 .1] is sitting with legs open and knees bent, right calf and left foot broken off. He wears a loin cloth. Both arms reach down to hold dog [1964.7.4 .2], right arm broken off. The boy has naturalistic facial features. The dog is sat on its hind legs with its ears pricked up. [JC [OPS Move] 26/6/2017]
Geographical reference
KwaZulu/Natal Province Pietermaritzberg
Cultural groups
Zulu
Date / Period
Date made: 1932?, uncertain
Date collected
?1932
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Clay, Process Handbuilt, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Height: max 140 mm, Height: max 90 mm, Height: max 49 mm, Height: max 27 mm, Width: max 100 mm, Width: max 21 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.7.4

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