Necklace, Catalogue card 6186

Necklace, Catalogue card 6186

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6186

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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)
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.: 6186
*195/168 [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 (?KENEGAPORT) [handwritten in black ink]
SOURCE: DON. [handwritten in black ink]
RAW MATERIALS: BUTTON;
BEADS - WHITE, BLUE, PINK, BLACK[,] 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." SEE 5549A[.]*
P Davison, Dept Anthro[,] 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: 168 [handwritten in black ink]
CONSERVATION HISTORY: BOWDEN MOUNT REMOVED, SILICON MEND, ALCOHOL CLEANED 1990. [handwritten in black ink]"

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