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une information de collecte

English translation: information on the history or background history

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French term or phrase:une information de collecte
English translation:information on the history or background history
Entered by: Catharine Cellier-Smart

08:20 May 12, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Anthropology
French term or phrase: une information de collecte
Description of protective amulet, used in Madagascar during 19th century

"Ici une unformation de collecte nous renseigne sur la responsabilité de cette amulette."

I'm struggling with "une information de collecte." All help gratefully received. Thank you
Anna Jones
Local time: 06:29
information on the history or background history
Explanation:
see
"Parvenue sans information de collecte, la signification de cette poupée demeure inconnue///
Without any information on the history of the piece's collection, the significance of this doll remains unknown"
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=15...
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 09:29
Grading comment
Thank you. This makes perfect sense.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4information on the history or background history
Catharine Cellier-Smart
4 +3find history
Evans (X)
3a collection of information / collecting information
Chris Hall


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a collection of information / collecting information


Explanation:
Ici, une information de collecte nous renseigne sur la responsabilité de cette amulette
=
Here, a collection of information / collecting information informs us about the responsibility of this amulet.

Chris Hall
Local time: 06:29
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rob Grayson: Personally I don't see how the French as stated can be interpreted in either of the ways you suggest.
8 mins
neutral  Jim Tucker (X): responsabilité = the function (or purpose) of this amulet; "de collecte" is an adjectival phrase modifying "info" : "find history", or circumstances of its discovery
10 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
information on the history or background history


Explanation:
see
"Parvenue sans information de collecte, la signification de cette poupée demeure inconnue///
Without any information on the history of the piece's collection, the significance of this doll remains unknown"
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=15...

Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 09:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you. This makes perfect sense.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rob Grayson: Yes – information on where/when/how/in what condition it was collected
12 mins
  -> yes, thank you Rob
agree  mimi 254
2 hrs
  -> thank you Mimi
agree  Claire Nolan
3 hrs
  -> thank you Clanola
agree  B D Finch
5 hrs
  -> thank you B D
neutral  Jim Tucker (X): fundamentally OK, but "une information" = "a detail of its discovery" -- a *piece* of information, which is probably described in the sentence that follows.
10 hrs
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
find history


Explanation:
"Here the find history tells us...
This is the term used in archaeological references.

See for instance:

Provenance and find history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Gold_Hat#Provenance_and_...

an attempt to reconstruct the find history of a LBA necklace consisting of
http://bronzeage.br.ohost.de/ebronzenf.htm


Evans (X)
Local time: 06:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jim Tucker (X): specifically "*une* info"= one particular detail of its find history
9 hrs
  -> thanks, Jim
agree  philgoddard
9 hrs
  -> thanks, Phil
agree  Stephanie Ezrol
1 day 2 hrs
  -> thanks, Stephanie
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