Panzera Collection
Item Set
Title
Panzera Collection
Subject
A collection of objects donated to Brighton Museum by Miss Mary Knott Panzera.
Description
This collection was donated to Brighton Museum by Miss Mary Knott Panzera in 1949. The accession register entry notes the objects are from 'Bechuanaland, 1898'
Miss Panzera was the daughter of Colonel F W Panzera, Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protectorate up to 1915. She is listed on the passenger list of a ship leaving UK for Cape, South Africa in 1907, so it is likely that she visited Bechuanaland herself while her father was working there.
Miss Panzera was the daughter of Colonel F W Panzera, Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protectorate up to 1915. She is listed on the passenger list of a ship leaving UK for Cape, South Africa in 1907, so it is likely that she visited Bechuanaland herself while her father was working there.
Brighton Museum also has a colelction of four pots from Barotseland, a Kingdom mainly in present day Zambia, that was acquired by her father Colonel F W Panzera. R4442
Lieut. -Colonel Francis William Panzera, C.M.G.
1907-1916 - Resident Commissioner
1902-1906 - Assistant Commissioner for the Northern Protectorate and Resident Magistrate for Palapye and Francistown
1898-9 Special Commissioner in Ngamiland
1897 British Member and President of the British-Transvaal Joint Boundary Commission
1894 Imperial Government Vryburg Palapye Section of the Rhodesia Railways
1894 Khama Southern Boundary Comission
(NSTY 26/03/21)
1907-1916 - Resident Commissioner
1902-1906 - Assistant Commissioner for the Northern Protectorate and Resident Magistrate for Palapye and Francistown
1898-9 Special Commissioner in Ngamiland
1897 British Member and President of the British-Transvaal Joint Boundary Commission
1894 Imperial Government Vryburg Palapye Section of the Rhodesia Railways
1894 Khama Southern Boundary Comission
(NSTY 26/03/21)
Items
-
Bracelet; Lesêka
Physical Description: Bracelet made of woven elephant hair with 13 randomly spaced beads, covered in a gold-coloured coating. -
Bracelet; Lesêka
Physical Description: Bracelet made of woven elephant hair with interspaced gold coloured beads. -
Bracelet; Lesêka
Physical Description: Bracelet made of woven elephant hair with four interspaced gold coloured beads. -
Bracelet; Lesêka
Physical Description: Wire coil bracelet of a dull gold colour. Bent circular shape. -
Bracelet; Lesêka
Physical Description: Wire coil bracelet of a dull gold colour. Circular shape. -
Bracelet; Lesêka
Physical Description: Wire coil bracelet of a dull gold colour. Bent circular shape. -
Pendants; Ornaments
Physical Description: Five beaded pendants or ornaments. loosely stitched together at the top with brown thread. From left to right: light blue with darker blue zigzag, ending in a triangular pendant of chevron stripes and three tassels, white, black and darker blue zigzag and triangle design ending in fringe, pink and black mixed design of chevrons, diamonds, vertical stripes and squares, ending in fringe, dark blue and red zigzag design ending in a diamond shaped pendant with checkered design and three tassels, red, pink and black zigzag and triangle design ending in a diamond shaped pendant with checkered design and three tassels. The three pendants are backed with patches of animal hide. -
Knife; Thipa
Physical Description: Dagger with triangular iron blade with subtle zig zag decoration. It has a wooden handle with incised decoration near the hilt, and a wooden sheath decorated with six triangular carvings. -
Quiver; Motsitsana
Physical Description: Quiver made of hollow section of a dark bark covered wood, with a hide base cap and bands. -
Bow; Bora
Physical Description: Round section bow, the ends and centre are bound with hide and fibre.