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Ornament
[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer for FHYA using MAA materials ]
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Z 23 338
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Accession numbers [Source - Nessa Leibhammer for FHYA using MAA materials, 2012: Cat ID: 109502; ID NO: Z 23338]
Attributions and conjectures [Source - MAA, 2012: Names: Ornament - MAA (01/12/1998) Classified: Keyword: Personal Adornment Material: Bead; Glass; Fibre Descriptions: Long string of medium sized pink and blue beads, alternating in twos, threes or fours - MAA (01/12/1998) Local: Maker: Cultural Group: ?Zulu Author: Date Made: Dimensions: Source: ?Haddon, A. C. (?collector & ?donor) Source Date: 1905.8.24 Place: Africa; Southern Africa; South Africa - MAA (01/12/1998) Africa; Southern Africa; South Africa; Natal; Southern Natal; Bellair - Rachel Hand (23/11/2012) Africa; Southern Africa; South Africa; Natal; Southern Natal; Bellair - Rachel Hand (23/11/2012) Object Notes: Label in handwriting similar to others collected by Haddon but also works from other collectors such as Feilden. Whose handwriting is it and during what period were they active? - MAA. The date on the label and the mention of the Bellair kraal suggests that it may have been collected by A. C. Haddon on the BAAS 1905 expedition to Bellair. MAA also holds photographs from Haddon from the visit to Bellair. From notes by Nessa Leibhammer (Curator of Traditional Southern African Collections, Johannesburg Museum & Art Gallery), 21 November 2012 - Rachel Hand (23/11/2012) Period: Contexts: Accompanied by an old handwritten paper label, which notes "anklet obtained from woman at kraal of/ [?] Shindingini [spelling unclear], Nr. Belleair/ Headman N'gidi 24/8/[19]05". Added later at start of label, "Zulu" - MAA (00/00/0000). Updated: 23/11/2012 Created: 01/12/1998]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2016 - | Digital image by Nessa Leibhammer |
| Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge (MAA) | Custody | 1905 - | |
| Alfred Cort Haddon | Collection | 1905 | |
| No attribution | Making | YYYY |
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