Snuff container archive file
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Snuff container archive file
[ Source of title : FHYA using JAG archive file ]
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JAG 1996-1-13
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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: Bottle shaped gourd completely sheathed in beadwork in a checkerboard design. It has a round stopper covered in beads and strings of beads attached to its 'waist' that hang down and have bifurcated ends. Object form type: snuff container; Object material type: gourd, beads, fibre; Technique: Beading; Colours: Pink, light blue, white, brown; Object age: late 19th/early 20th century; Production place: southern KwaZulu-Natal; Cultural association: Southern Nguni; Place of use: Eastern Cape; Provenance: .]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2023- | |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Custody | 1996- | |
| Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) | Making | late 19th/early 20th century |
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