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Hairpin (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.23 [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 headscratcher"; LOCALITY: "do" [meaning 'ditto' (= same as entry 21: "Natal")]; SOURCE AND DATE: "Presented". Other inscriptions: "7/e/1" [Geographic area/community as per the category indicated on the Catalogue Card, which corresponds with "Natal / General"]; "C" [Meaning unknown]; Red tick [Relates to an audit conducted on the collection between 1958 and 1961].]
Object description [Source - Chiara Singh for FHYA, 2021: 1 hairpin : material: bone, glass (beads), thread ; technique: bone carving, beadwork ; colour: bone - natural (ivory), thread (black, beads - black, red-on-white, white and transparent) ; needle-shaped with slight curvature (Note: spiked circle at top, thread wound around top half of hairpin affixing beads in rows and circles, thread is coming loose, possibly some loss of beads) ; dimensions: 19cm (L) x 0.5cm (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 - | Acquired by 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. |
| Mrs J Loxton | Collection | [18-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | [18-?] |
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