Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 24South African Museum, 1929 - Natual history |
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... piece of wood tipped with a piece of pointed iron . The next step consists in roughly trimming the perforated piece of egg - shell to the shape of a disc . This is done by means of two suitable stones used as a hammer and an anvil . The ...
... piece of wood tipped with a piece of pointed iron . The next step consists in roughly trimming the perforated piece of egg - shell to the shape of a disc . This is done by means of two suitable stones used as a hammer and an anvil . The ...
Page 222
... piece of bone is carved to the desired shape with a knife or spear - blade , and hollowed out with an awl . * c . Pieces of bone are carved into snuff - spoons . 7. Horn . The original outer surface of the horn is seldom left untouched ...
... piece of bone is carved to the desired shape with a knife or spear - blade , and hollowed out with an awl . * c . Pieces of bone are carved into snuff - spoons . 7. Horn . The original outer surface of the horn is seldom left untouched ...
Page 223
... piece of hide . 1. The stopper is carved out of a thick piece of hide . 2. A piece of leather is rolled and sewn down one side or on top , with sinew . d . Wood is carved to various shapes . e . Bone is carved to various shapes . f ...
... piece of hide . 1. The stopper is carved out of a thick piece of hide . 2. A piece of leather is rolled and sewn down one side or on top , with sinew . d . Wood is carved to various shapes . e . Bone is carved to various shapes . f ...
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Alexandersfontein Aurignacian band Bantu base beach beads Big Rock bones bored branded brass brown burin Bushman tribe Cape Cape Peninsula Cape Town carved cave centre colour copper dagga decorated deposit Diameter of mouth Diameter of stopper dolerite Drury edge end-scraper European excavation feet flakes front Goodwin gourd Greatest width Griquatown Height hole horizontal horn Hottentots implements inch incised Index knife layer leather Length of handle lower bowl midden midrib molar Mossel Bay neck Neill nozzle ostrich Ovambo Ovamboland Painted Shelter patination petroglyphs pipe Plate polished quagga raised beach round scraper shape shell shows side similar skulls Smithfield snuff snuff-boxes South African Museum specimens stem Stone Age strap Style Table Mountain sandstone teeth text-fig Title Total length Transkei upper bowl Vosburg Width across foot width of blade Width of handle width of sheath wire wood Wooden mouthpiece XXIV