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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.43 [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 maidens skirt"; LOCALITY: "Natal"; SOURCE AND DATE: "Presented". Other inscriptions: "19" [Meaning unknown]7/e/1" [Geographic area/community as per the category indicated on the Catalogue Card, which corresponds with "Natal / General"]; Red tick [Relates to an audit conducted on the collection between 1958 and 1961].]
Object description [Source - Chiara Singh for FHYA, 2021: 1 apron : material: grass, glass (beads), fabric, thread, metal (studs) ; technique: weaving, beadwork ; colour: grass- natural, beads - blue green (translucent)/red-on-white (translucent)/yellow green (translucent)/green/black/light/blue/white ; belt-shaped with fringe (Note: belt made of three thin interconnected ropes, two beaded loops and metal studs at one extremity and loop of larger glass beads at the other (attachment mechanism), fringe along full length of belt made of loose strands of beads and a rectangular beadwork fabric panel with zigzag motif over about 1/4 of the length ) ; dimensions: 69cm (L) x 12cm (H) x 1cm (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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