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[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, transcription of KwaZulu-Natal Museum database extracts: Accessions Register (Ethnology Book 1): 531 (A-D): "Modellings in clay of a man & 3 women modelled by a native girl." Locality: Edendale, Natal.]
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531L
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KZNM metadata [Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2016, using KwaZulu Natal Museum Catalogue Card: Name: Model Provenance: Edendale, Natal Source: Pur Function: Seated young male, "fringes" for his umutsha (ibeshu and isinene), sticks for ear plugs. Raw materials: Clay, cloth Comments: May 1995 - appears to be same styke as other 531. It has been catalogued as 531. Item not marked. Broken R. arm, left hand. Method Obtained: Pur - Rev. Father Mayr 1906.]
Additional information [Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, transcription of KwaZulu-Natal Museum object detail catalogue material: Collection: Anthropology Accession #: 00531 Othername: Clay model Received as: Unknown Received date: 1906 Catalogued by: Frederick W. Fitzsimons Source: Franz Mayr Description: Belonging to a set of clay models. Catalogue card: "seated young male, "fringes" for his umutsha (ibeshu + isinene), sticks for ear plugs". "Item not marked. Broken: r. arm, left hand". People: Mayr, Franz Archival history: DT&JW 2019/05/27: Given a temporary number in 2017/8 audit (TANT0043). We identified this as belonging to the set of objects under 531 and allocated the suffix L to this item because the catalogue card description fits. Material: Clay, cloth Provenance: Accessions register: Locality: "Edendale, Natal".]
Additional information [Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, transcription of KwaZulu-Natal Museum database extracts: Note on several catalogue cards for several objects in this accession, May 1995: The entry in the accessions register implies only 4 figures, but there are more items in this accession. J. Wintjes (04/10/2019): This accession now counts 16 items (A-P), and may have absorbed objects that were not originally part of the 531 accession. J. Wintjes (04/12/2019): This Accession has been selected as part of the Mayr series by the Five-Hundred Year Archive.]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2017 - | Digital image by Justine Wintjes |
| KwaZulu-Natal Museum (KZNM) | Custody | 1906 - | Purchased by the museum from Father Franz Mayr in 1906 |
| Reverend Father Franz Mayr | Collection | [18-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | YYYY |
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