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Necklace, Catalogue card 6185
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Transcription [Source - Nothando Shabalala for FHYA, 2023: All text handwritten in black ink unless otherwise specified. Direct quotes are indicated in quote marks, with additions indicated in square brackets.]: "[Top left-hand corner, written in pencil:] XM CJ [Top centre, written in black pen above "CULTURAL AFFINITY" field:] (?XHOSA/PONDO) NAME: COLLAR [handwritten in black ink] CULTURAL AFFINITY: ??S Nguni[.] *HLUBI, BASUTO, ZULU, COLOURED, GRIQUA (SIC)[,] MOSTLY AROUND THE HLUBI AREA. [*handwritten in black ink] CATALOGUE No.: 6185 *48/166 [handwritten in black ink, *handwritten in pencil] CARD No.: 7h1 [Geographic area/community as per the category indicated on the Catalogue Card, which corresponds with "? Xhosa"] [handwritten in pencil] PROVENANCE: MNT. FLETCHER[,] KENKAPORT (?KENEGAPOORT) [handwritten in black ink] SOURCE: DON. [handwritten in black ink] RAW MATERIALS: BUTTON; BEADS - WHITE, BLUE, PINK, DARK BLUE, OFF-WHITE [handwritten in black ink] COMMENTS: *BOWDEN - "...VERY OLD, I HAVE SEEN NOTHING LIKE IT BEING MADE IN MODERN TIMES." B. TYRELL[,] 28.09.1989 - "XHOSA/PONDO." SEE 5549A[.]* 13/3/1992 P Davison, Dept Annthro[,] SAMus: ?S Nguni [*handwritten in black ink] METHOD OBTAINED: DON. D. H. BOWDEN[,] 29.02.1988[,] 16 JESMOND RD [handwritten in black ink] CROSS REFS: 166 [handwritten in black ink] CONSERVATION HISTORY: BOWDEN MOUNT REMOVED, ALCOHOL CLEANED 1990, SILICON MEND 1990. [handwritten in black ink]"
| 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 | 1978- | Record-keeping undertaken by staff at the Department of Human Sciences at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum |
| No attribution | Making | 1996- | Staff at the Department of Human Sciences at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum added to this catalogue card post 1996 |
| Kathleen Mack | Making | 1978-1996 | Card was written by Kathleen Mack between 1978 and 1996. |
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