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Snuff Spoon (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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129
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Transcription of entry in Accession Register (Ethnology Book 1) under no.129 [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: "Native horn spoons"; LOCALITY: "do" [Meaning "ditto" same as entry 125: "Natal"]; SOURCE AND DATE: "Miss Buckle 1896". Other inscriptions: "19" [Meaning unknown]; "7/e/1" [Geographic area/community as per the category indicated on the Catalogue Card, which corresponds with "Natal / General"]; "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 spoon : material: horn ; technique: bone carving ; colour: natural (dark brown) ; elliptical bowl with curved handle (Note: the shape follows a natural seam in the horn material) ; dimensions: 22.5 (L) x 5 (W) x 2.5 (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 Buckle. 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 Buckle | Collection | [18-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | [18-?] |
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