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Digging Stone (view 1)
[ 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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96
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Transcription of entry in Accession Register (Ethnology Book 1) under no.96 [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: "Digging stone used by [San] Bushman [written above in pencil] for weighting sticks for making holes"; REMARKS: Found by G.W. O'Brien; LOCALITY: Bushman's Cave Dordrecht; SOURCE AND DATE: by G.W. O'brien Exchange 1904". Other inscriptions: "19" [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 stone : material: stone ; technique: stone boring ; colour: natural (grey) ; donut-shaped ; dimensions: 11cm (Diam.)]
| 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 - | Acquired by the Natal Government Museum in 1904 from J.W. O'Brien. 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. |
| J.W. O'Brien | Collection | [18-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | [18-?] |
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