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Pouch (view 1)
[ 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.17 [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: "Bag made by natives"; REMARKS: "WRITTEN OFF: JUNE 1964"; LOCALITY: "Swaziland"; SOURCE AND DATE: "Presented". Other inscriptions: "7/g/1" [Geographic area/community as per the category indicated on the Catalogue Card which corresponds with "Swaziland / General"]; "C" [Meaning unknown].]
Object description [Source - Chiara Singh for FHYA, 2021: 1 pouch : material: plant fiber ; technique: knitting ; colour: natural (grass-coloured, with middle and dark brown stripes, possibly dyed) ; rectangular (Note: flat pouch made from knitted fabric with no apparent seams, plant fibers dyed different browns creating striped pattern) ; dimensions: 25.5cm (H) x 21cm (W) x 0.5cm (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 | 1880 - 1904 - | Presented to the Natal Society between c.1880 and 1903 or the Natal Government Museum (which later became the KwaZulu-Natal Museum) in 1903 - 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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