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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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00078D
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Transcription of entry in Accession Register (Ethnology Book 1) under no.78 [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: "Bosjesman arrows. Drakensberg caves"; LOCALITY: "Natal"; SOURCE AND DATE: "Miss Henderson 1896". Other inscriptions: "19" [Meaning unknown]; "2" [Meaning unknown]; "7/e/6" [Geographic area/community as per the category indicated on the Catalogue Card, which corresponds with "Natal Bushman"]; "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 arrow : material: reed, metal, fiber ; technique: forging, hafting ; colour: reed - natural (orange-brown), metal - natural (metallic grey, oxydised/blackened) ; spear-shaped (Note: arrowhead is petal-shaped with rounded tip, with stem inserted into reed shaft and hafted with wound fiber, back end of shaft engraved with zigzag pattern) ; dimensions: 59.5cm (L) x 1cm (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 | 1896 - | Acquired by the Natal Society in 1896 from Miss Henderson. 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. |
| Miss Henderson | Collection | [18-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | [18-?] |
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