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Transcription of entry in Accession Register (Ethnology Book 2) under no. 5829 [Source - Nothando Shabalala for FHYA, 2023: All text handwritten by Linda Waldman unless otherwise specified. Direct quotes are indicated in quote marks, with additions indicated in square brackets: "BEAD DISK", "ZULU" [relating to Cultural Affinity & Comments]; Source and Date: "COLL. C. 193[?]" [According to the information presented on the catalogue cards, the date is said to be 1936].]
Object description [Source - Nothando Shabalala for FHYA, 2023: 1 pendant : material: leather, glass (beads), thread ; technique: sewing, beadwork ; colour: leather - natural (brown), beads - white/indigo blue/bright red (translucent) ; circular (Note: the beads are sewn onto leather disk with thread, there's a large white bead underneath the disk which appears to have been cut to fit with the height of the disk ) ; dimensions: 0.7cm (H) x 5.7cm (D)]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2023- | Nothando Shabalala digitised this material on behalf of the FHYA |
| KwaZulu-Natal Museum (KZNM) | Custody | 1988- | Acquired by the Natal Government Museum (which later became the KwaZulu-Natal Museum) on 22nd of February 1988 by Denys Bowden. Linda Waldman accessioned this material. She worked as a research technician for the Natal Government Museum between 1989 and 1991. |
| Bowden | Collection | [1930-1960] | |
| No attribution | Making | [18-?] |
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