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[ Source of title : Benathi Marufu for FHYA using British Museum materials ]

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Af1936,1218.5

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Institutional metadata

[Source - Benathi Marufu for FHYA, 2023: using information obtained from the British Museum's website. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1936-1218-2

Object Type: staff
Museum number: Af1936,1218.5
Description: Furled umbrella-shaped staff made of wood.
Production ethnic group
Made by: Zulu (?)
Made by: Hlubi (?)
Production date: 1870s (circa) (circa)
Production place
Made in: South Africa
Africa: sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa
Findspot
Found/Acquired: South Africa
Africa: sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa
Materials: wood
Dimensions: Height: Height: Height: 98 centimetres, Width: Width: 4.80 centimetres, Depth: Depth: 4.80 centimetres
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Donated by: Lady Cunninghame
Acquisition date: 1936
Acquisition notes: See comment on Af1936,1218.1
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Af1936,1218.5]

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