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[ Source of title : Chloe Rushovich for FHYA using material provided by Justine Wintjes and Chiara Singh using the KZNM PastPerfect database, Object Name field, selected from Nomenclature 4.0 for Museum Cataloging ]
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Transcription of entry in Accession Register (Ethnology Book 1) under no.14 [Source - Chiara Singh for FHYA, 2021: All text handwritten by F. W. Fitzsimons unless otherwise specified. Direct quotes are indicated in quote marks, with additions indicated in square brackets: "Native broom made from the stem of the Phoenix reclinatum [Phoenix reclinata]. From a [African] hut"; REMARKS: "WRITTEN OFF: JUNE 1964"; LOCALITY: "Isipingo, Natal"; SOURCE AND DATE: "Purchased 1904". Other inscriptions: "C" [Meaning unknown].]
Object description [Source - Chiara Singh for FHYA, 2021: 1 broom : material: wood (tree branch) ; technique: whittling ; colour: natural (brown) ; fan-shaped (Note: stick ending in bristles fashioned from natural branch) ; dimensions: 95cm (L) x 33 (W)cm x 6cm (D)]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2021 - | Justine Wintjes digitised this material on behalf of the FHYA |
| KwaZulu-Natal Museum (KZNM) | Custody | 1904 - | Purchased by the Natal Government Museum in 1904. Frederick W. Fitzsimons accessioned this material. He worked as curator for the Natal Society and its successor the Natal Government Museum from 1896 to 1906. |
| No attribution | Collection | [18-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | [18-?] |
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