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[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, transcription of KwaZulu-Natal Museum database extracts: Accessions Register (Ethnology Book 1): "Fire sticks formally used by the natives for producing fire. Made from the "Umtombo" wood." Justine Wintjes (22/11/2019): This accession once comprised 3 fire sticks, now only 2 (714A, 714B).]
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Fire stick
[ Source of title : FHYA using KZNM materials ]
Object
714A&B
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[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2016, using KwaZulu Natal Museum Catalogue Card:
Provenance: Natal
Function: For producing fire.
Raw materials: From the umtombe tree.
Method Obtained: Donated - Father Mayr, 1907.]
Additional information
[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, transcription of KwaZulu-Natal Museum object detail catalogue material:
Collection: Anthropology
Accession #: 00714
Othername: Fire stick
Received as: Presented
Received date: 1907
Catalogued by: Jeremiah Cullingworth
Source: Franz Mayr
Description: Accessions Register (Ethnology Book 1): "Fire sticks formally used by the natives for producing fire. Made from the
"Umtombo" wood."
People: Mayr, Franz
Material: Wood]
Additional information
[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, transcription of KwaZulu-Natal Museum database extracts: 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 Rosemary Lombard |
| KwaZulu-Natal Museum (KZNM) | Custody | 1907 - | Presented to the museum by Father Franz Mayr in 1907 |
| Reverend Father Franz Mayr | Collection | [18-?] | |
| No attribution | Making | YYYY |
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