Strainer

Strainer

[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer for FHYA using MAA materials ]

Object

E 1912.108 (Z 23849)

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Accession numbers

[Source - Nessa Leibhammer for FHYA using MAA materials, 2017: ID NO: 1912.108; MAA num: AR 1912.419; Z 23849; BB 1912.770 B]

Attributions and conjectures

[Source - MAA, 2017:
Names: Strainer
Classified:
Keyword: Tools; Narcotics and Intoxicants; Food Preparation
Material: Basketry; Plant
Descriptions: Catalogue card referred to E 1912.107 - 108 and read: "Two plaited beer strainers. Collected by Sir Bartle Frere during the '[K-word]' Wars 1877-1878. Other note: The other was probably added to the 'Z' register (AC/11-78)". This record refers to just one of these objects. Z record reads "Woven grass beer strainer - elongated pouch, narrow and closed at one end." - 1/12/1998
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Maker:
Cultural Group: ?Zulu
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Date Made:
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Source: Frere, Mary
Source Date: 1912
Place: Africa; Southern Africa; South Africa ; Natal?
Period:
Contexts: (bio) (female donor): Mary Frere. "Object labelled Z 23848, also bears an old label, with Reg 1912 Beer Strainer, ?Zulu, Miss Mary Frere 1912." [Reg 1912 refers to the Blue Book.] I have assumed that this is the object from the current record - Rachel Hand 12/12/2001
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