531J Model (view 2) KwaZulu-Natal Museum (KZNM)
237 Jabu Ndlovu Street Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 3021 Telephone: +27 33 345 1401 Fax: +27 33 345 0561 http://www.nmsa.org.za
2020-03-31 Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.7.3 2026-03-14 09:13 UTC English Model (view 2) 531J 2017 - 1906 - [18-?] YYYY KwaZulu-Natal Museum (KZNM)
237 Jabu Ndlovu Street Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 3021 Telephone: +27 33 345 1401 Fax: +27 33 345 0561 http://www.nmsa.org.za

KZNM metadata[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2016, using KwaZulu Natal Museum Catalogue Card: Name: ModelProvenance: Edendale, NatalSource: PurFunction: Man, stick in left hand, stick plugs in ears, cloth umtasha (ibheshu and isinene)Raw materials: Clay, clothComments: May 1995 - seems to be the same as other 531 range, In the absence of small numbered squares, it has been catalogued as 531. Item not marked. Method Obtained: Pur - Rev. Father Mayr 1906.]

Additional information [Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, transcription of KwaZulu-Natal Museum object detail catalogue material:Collection: AnthropologyAccession #: 00531Othername: Clay modelReceived as: UnknownReceived date: 1906Catalogued by: Frederick W. FitzsimonsSource: Franz MayrDescription: Belonging to a set of clay models. Catalogue card: "man, stick in left hand, stick plugs in ears, cloth umutsha (ibeshu + isinene)". Formerly holding a walking stick, hands broken and walking stick missing.People: Mayr, FranzArchival history: DT&JW 2019/05/27: Given a temporary number in 2017/8 audit (TANT0039). We identified this as belonging to the set of objects under 531 and allocated the suffix J to this item because the card catalogue description fits.Material: Clay, clothProvenance: 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.]

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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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