From our workshops and recordings, we selected the information to describe our collection of belongings.
Once we knew the information we wanted to include in the description for each of the belongings, we displayed it following some of the categories defined by the community, others from the Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO) standard for Heritage institutions, and some concepts from the archival world.
We wanted our descriptions to be specific to the wishes and needs of the community. That’s why you can see CCO categories with different naming conventions.
Our name for the category | Where does the category come from? | Category name in standard |
What is this? | CCO | Work Type and Function |
isiZulu Name | Community | N/A |
isiXhosa Name | Community | N/A |
English Name | Community | N/A |
Which cultural group created this? | CCO | Culture |
Who made this? | CCO | Creator |
When was it made? | CCO | Date of Creation |
Where was it made? | CCO | Creation |
Measurements | CCO | Measurements (Includes Height x Width x Length in centimetres. Includes diameter and circumference, and shape if relevant.) |
How was it made and what is it made of? | CCO | Material(s) & Technique(s) |
What colour is it? | Community | N/A |
What sound does it make? | Community | N/A |
Physical description | CCO | Physical description |
Where is it now? | CCO | Current location and ID. (Includes Name of repository or location, city, country, ID, Accession No.) |
How did it get there? | CCO | Ownership history |
Why is it important? | CCO | Description (Includes subject and method of representation, function, manufacture and condition, relationship to other works, stylistic and technical development, disputed issues, and any other significant information). |
Notes | CCO | Notes (Includes information that is not reflected in any other section (i.e. who gave the name, who indicated the dates of creation, etc.). |
References | CCO | References (Includes references to the workshops, interviews, and bibliographic works from where information is coming from). |
Who described this? | Archival context | Control Area (Includes the name of person(s) that recorded the information and date of recording). |