FHYA curation of selected publications written by Reverend Father Franz Mayr
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[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020: In 2020, Carolyn Hamilton identified a number of publications written by Reverend Father Franz Mayr as having particular relevance to the aims of the initial FHYA project. The location of these materials was identified by researcher Benathi Marufu, who also ensured that they were digitised. This series contains six of eight relevant publications written by Mayr, and two placeholders for material that has not yet been digitised. The FHYA is aware of the fact that more relevant material may be identified and digitised in the future.]

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FHYA curation of selected publications written by Reverend Father Franz Mayr

[ Source of title : Chloe Rushovich for FHYA ]

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Archival History

[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, using material provided by Kevin Carnie-Thompson and Benny Bytebier, and KZNM materials: Reverend Father Franz Mayr was an Austrian missionary and collector active in southern Africa at the turn of the twentieth century. While living in southern Africa, Mayr was a proficient collector, amassing a wide range of different items, including examples of local medicinal plants, minerals, animals and ethnological artefacts, such as tools, household items, beadwork clothing and weapons, as well as recordings of local music. He collected a substantial quantity of material objects – including items such as local beadwork and household goods – at the request of Dr Ernest Warren, director of the Natal Government Museum. Additionally, Mayr wrote several educational and religious books during his time in southern Africa, including isiZulu language manuals and scholarly articles on aspects of what was regarded as ‘Zulu’ culture related to his collections. The bulk of this written material was published in the European journal ‘Anthropos’ and the ‘Annals of the Natal Government Museum’. The FHYA team identified eight publications written by Mayr as holding particular relevance to the locality and temporality of the initial FHYA project, and sought to digitise these materials for the purposes of placing them online.]

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