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No attribution - umahambehlala
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F.S. Malan museum metadata
[Source - Benathi Marufu for FHYA, 2023, reproduced this information from a spreadsheet provided by the F.S. Malan museum at Fort Hare University:
Category: Grasswork;
Indigenous names: Umahambehlala;
Object type: mat;
Geographical location: Eastern Cape;
Place collected: Fobane, Mount Fletcher;
Date collected: 1942;
Use: Bridal sitting mat;
Donor's name: Mallepollo Lebenya;
Physical appearance: Rectangle, with fine woven subtle decorative patterning (Hlubi);
acc. no: 000-269.]
Events
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2023- | |
| F.S. Malan museum, Fort Hare University | Custody | 1962 | |
| The Estelle Hamilton-Welsh Collection | Collection | 1942 | |
| No attribution | Making | [before 1942] |
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