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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. Parallel title from KZNM PastPerfect database, Other Name field (parallel custom lexicon) ]
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72
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Transcription of entry in Accession Register (Ethnology Book 1) under no.72 [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: "Zulu war shield"; REMARKS: "speciman displayed to show the back"; LOCALITY: "do" [meaning 'ditto' (= same as entry 71: "Natal")]; SOURCE AND DATE: "Purchased 1904". Other inscriptions: "24" [Meaning unknown]; 7/e/7 [Geographic area/community as per the category indicated on the Catalogue Card, which corresponds with "Natal Zulu"]; "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 shield : material: cowhide, fur, wood ; technique: skinwork ; colour: hide - natural (light and medium brown), wood - natural ; elliptical (Note: 2 strips of hide passed through slits in the shield creating a double line of lighter rectangular patches down the centre) ; dimensions: 104cm (L) x 54cm (W) x 1cm (D)]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2021 - | Chiara Singh 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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