Neglected Archive: Museum Collections of Locally Forged Hoes as Evidence of Contributions by Women to the Agricultural Economy of the Phongolo-Mzimkhulu Region Prior to the Twentieth Century

A 2018 survey conducted in eight KwaZulu-Natal museums determined that field-hoes, called amageja in Zulu, constitute less than one-fifth of locally forged metallurgical items in those archives, while the rest are weapons. Crucially, only two displays related to either Iron Age history or the Zulu K...

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Published in:	The Journal of Natal and Zulu history Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 4 - 35
Main Author:	Kotze, Steven
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Routledge 01.01.2021 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	19th century 20th century African cultural groups African languages Agricultural economics Agricultural production Agriculture Archives & records Attitudes Collections Contextual information Cultivation Evidence gender Idioms Iron Age Kwa Zulu-Natal metallurgy Museum collections Museums Regions Testimony Weapons Women Zulus
ISSN:	0259-0123, 2521-8875
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