Fire stick
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[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, transcription of KwaZulu-Natal Museum database extracts: Accessions Register (Ethnology Book 1): "Fire sticks (Vuzwatiti) Made from the Umqaqongo tree." Locality: "Natal". Justine Wintjes (22/11/2019): This accession once comprised 3 fire sticks, now only 2 (718A, 718B).]
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Fire stick
[ Source of title : FHYA using KZNM materials ]
Object
718A&B
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KZNM metadata [Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2016, using KwaZulu Natal Museum Catalogue Card: Provenance: Natal Raw materials: From the umqaqongo 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 #: 00718 Othername: Fire stick, uzwathi Received as: Presented Received date: 1907 Catalogued by: Jeremiah Cullingworth Source: Franz Mayr Description: One of originally 3 "Fire sticks (Vuzwatiti) Made from the Umqaqongo tree" (Accessions Register (Ethnology Book 1). People: Mayr, Franz Material: Wood Provenance: Natal]
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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