Ear ornament

Ear ornament

[ Source of title : FHYA using KZNM materials ]

Object

2018C

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KZNM metadata

[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2016, using KwaZulu Natal Museum Catalogue Card:
Cultural Affinity: Lala
Provenance: Natal
Raw materials: Brass curtain rings. ? sinew thread. Beads - red, black, white, pink, blue
Method Obtained: Purch. Father Mayr 1912]

Additional information

[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, transcription of KwaZulu-Natal Museum object detail catalogue material:
Collection: Anthropology
Accession #: 02018
Received as: Purchase
Received date:1912
Catalogued by: Ruth Meanwell
Source: Franz Mayr
Description: Strand of beads connecting the two earrings (possibly worn as a necklace).
Archival history: Justine Wintjes 04/12/2019: I created ObjectID 02018B and 02018C alongside 2018A, because this is effectively an
accession comprising three functionally distinct objects (two earrings + a strand of beads).
People: Mayr, Franz
Material: Glass beads, metal rings, thread
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.]

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