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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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00088A
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Transcription of entry in Accession Register (Ethnology Book 1) under no.88 [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: "Four Zulu Assegais"; REMARKS: "WRITTEN OFF: JUNE 1964 [Stamp]; LOCALITY: "Zululand"; SOURCE AND DATE: "do" [Meaning "ditto" = same as "Presented"]. Other inscriptions: "24" [Meaning unknown]; "7/j/3" [Geographic area/community as per the category indicated on the Catalogue Card, which corresponds with "Zululand Zulu"; "C" [Meaning unknown].]
Object description [Source - Chiara Singh for FHYA, 2021: 1 spear : material: wood, metal ; technique: woodwork, metal forgery ; colour: wood - natural, metal - natural (metallic grey) ; spear-shaped (Note: blade is elongated leaf-shaped, narrowing towards the tip, hafted onto stick with wound/woven fiber) ; dimensions: 128cm (L) x 5cm (W) x 2 (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 | 1880 - 1904 - | Presented to the Natal Society between c.1880 and 1903 or the Natal Government Museum between 1903 and 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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