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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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56
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Transcription of entry in Accession Register (Ethnology Book 1) under no.56 [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 horn ornament"; LOCALITY: "Natal"; SOURCE AND DATE: "Purchased 1904". Other inscriptions: "19" [Meaning unknown]; "3" [Meaning unknown]; "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 necklace : material: metal ; technique: metalwork ; colour: metal (brass-coloured, silver) ; rope-like (Note: cylindrical strand made of tightly coiled wire, no point of attachment apparent) ; dimensions: 1.5cm (H) x 89cm (Circ.)]
| 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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