Images
Metadata
Spear, catalogue card
[ 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) ]
Object
Textual record
00088A
Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC-ND https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Transcription [Source - Chiara Singh for FHYA, 2021: All text typed unless otherwise specified. Direct quotes are indicated in quote marks, with additions indicated in square brackets. "[Top of the 'Location' field, written in pencil:] 67/1 NAME: Assegai CULTURAL AFFINITY: Zulu CATALOGUE No.: 88A CARD No.: 7/j/3 [Geographic area/community as per the category indicated on the Catalogue Card, which corresponds with "Zululand Zulu"] PROVENANCE: Zululand DIMENSIONS: HEAD LENGTH 38.5cm SHAFT LENGTH 90.5cm BLADE WIDTH 4.7cm TOTAL LENGTH 128.7cm [written in blue ink] FUNCTION: Weapon RAW MATERIALS: ? grass ? fibre ? thong, wood, metal METHOD OBTAINED: Donated (see cat. seq. ± 1900)"]
| 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 | 1978 - | Record-keeping undertaken by staff at the Department of Human Sciences at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum |
| No attribution | Making | 1996 - | Staff at the Department of Human Sciences at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum added to this catalogue card post 1996 |
| Kathleen Mack | Making | 1978 - 1996 | Card was typed by Kathleen Mack between 1978 and 1996. |
If you have difficulty accessing the objects, use these links.
Contributions