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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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531N
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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: Zulu man - head ring, has ear lobe holes Raw materials: Clay Comments: May 1995 - style so similar that this must also be 531, thus catalogued. Item not marked. Broken L. arm. Method Obtained: Pur - Rev. Father Mayr 1906. Conservation History: Mau 1995 - left arm glued.]
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: "Zulu man - head ring, has ear lobe holes". Standing, arms and left foot broken. People: Mayr, Franz Archival history: DT&JW 2019/05/27: Given a temporary number in 2017/8 audit (TANT0045). We identified this as belonging to the set of objects under 531 and allocated the suffix N 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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