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Strainer
[ Source of title : Nessa Leibhammer for FHYA using MAA materials ]
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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 Local: Maker: Cultural Group: ?Zulu Author: Date Made: Dimensions: 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 Updated: Created: ]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2016 - | Digital image by Nessa Leibhammer |
| Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge (MAA) | Custody | 1912 - | |
| Miss Mary Frere | Donation | c.1912 | |
| Sir Henry Edward Bartle Frere | Collection | c.1877 - c.1878 | |
| No attribution | Making | YYYY |
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