Tobacco bag
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Tobacco bag
[ Source of title : Vanessa Chen for FHYA using Nessa Leibhammers SAHRIS spreadsheet for JAG materials ]
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JAG 1996-1-9
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Description [Source - Debra Pryor for FHYA, 2022, using spreadsheet created by Nessa Leibhammer for SAHRIS, from JAG materials in 2015: Object description: Waistband with three rolled tubes of textile wrapped with beads. At one end there is a horizontal rectangular panel of beadwork with checkerboard designs. In the centre is a vertical bead panel with four rows of rusted brass buttons across the centre and V shaped designs. From the top of this, from each side, are long rectangular bands projecting at angles flaring outwards from the top. These have a slanted striped design down their length. Object form type: belt; Object material type: beads, fabric, fibre; Technique: Beading; Colours: Pink, blue, white, red, yellow, brass, blue-green [patina on brass] , ; Object age: late 19th/early 20th century; Production place: southern KwaZulu-Natal; Cultural association: Northern Nguni; Place of use: KwaZulu-Natal; Provenance: .]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2023- | |
| South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) | Digitisation | c.2015 | |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Custody | 1996 | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust (AAJCT) | Donation | c.1996 | |
| Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust (AAJCT) | Purchase | 19? | |
| Michael Graham-Stewart | Collection | 19? | |
| No attribution | Making | late 19th/early 20th century |
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