Snuff box

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[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, transcription of KwaZulu-Natal Museum database extracts: Accessions Register (photocopy version of Ethnology Book 2): "Wooden snuff-box with bead tassel".]

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Title

Snuff box

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Object

Institutional Identifier

2017

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Descriptions and Notes

KZNM metadata [Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2016, using KwaZulu Natal Museum Catalogue Card: Cultural Affinity: Lala Provenance: Natal Raw materials: small jou shape carved beautifully out of hard wood with twig stopper and 3 red ivory plugs; beads on tassel; dark blue, red, white, yellow, green Method Obtained: Pur - Father Mayr 1912]

Additional information [Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, transcription of KwaZulu-Natal Museum object detail catalogue material: Collection: Anthropology Accession #: 02017 Received as: Purchase Received date: 1912 Catalogued by: Ruth Meanwell Source: Franz Mayr Description: Accessions Register (photocopy version of Ethnology Book 2): "Wooden snuff-box with bead tassel". People: Mayr, Franz Material: Wood, beads 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]

Events
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 1912 - Purchased by the museum from Father Franz Mayr in 1912
Reverend Father Franz Mayr Collection [18-?]
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