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Page 319
... Nguni . This drastically reduced the possibilities for the free movement of Nguni groups to unoccupied areas according to the cyclical availability of grazing and the requirements of cereal cultivation . In the south of the Nguni area ...
... Nguni . This drastically reduced the possibilities for the free movement of Nguni groups to unoccupied areas according to the cyclical availability of grazing and the requirements of cereal cultivation . In the south of the Nguni area ...
Page 320
... Nguni area . Drying Fresh skins were usually stretched out , flesh side upwards , fixed ( -bopelela ) to the ground with wooden pegs ( izikhonkwane ) and allowed to dry in the sun ( Fig . 2 ) . By reducing the moisture content of the ...
... Nguni area . Drying Fresh skins were usually stretched out , flesh side upwards , fixed ( -bopelela ) to the ground with wooden pegs ( izikhonkwane ) and allowed to dry in the sun ( Fig . 2 ) . By reducing the moisture content of the ...
Page 399
... Nguni area cannot be answered with any precision . The early material culture of both Xhosa and Thembu seems to have had elements in common with that of the Khoikhoi . Simi- larities in details of dress and in the use of certain ...
... Nguni area cannot be answered with any precision . The early material culture of both Xhosa and Thembu seems to have had elements in common with that of the Khoikhoi . Simi- larities in details of dress and in the use of certain ...
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animals antelope skin assegais baby-slings back-apron beads Bergville Bhaca blankets breast-covering Bryant Cape cattle hide ceremonial occasions chiefs cleaned CLOTHING AND ORNAMENT colour decorated Delegorgue 1847 Dennilton Dingane diviners Doke & Vilakazi Duggan-Cronin collection eastern Cape F. S. Malan fringes Fynn garment goat goatskin Groblersdal hair head-dress headband HIDES CLOTHING king King William's Town Krige Kropf Kuper leopard leopard skin loin-coverings Mankaiana Marwick McGregor Museum Mfengu NASKO Natal Natal Nguni nineteenth century Nongoma Northern Transvaal Ndebele ORNAMENT APRONS oxhide oxtail panels pegged PENIS-SHEATHS recorded rubbed Samuelson 1929 sandals scraped sewing sewn Shaka shape sheepskin skin skin cloaks skin skirts skin-dressing skin-working skins and hides small shield softened Sotho Southern Nguni area strips Swazi tails Terms Thembu thongs Transkei Tugela Ferry twisted unsoftened hides waist waistband Warmelo warriors wearing Webb & Wright Weiss Whisks woman wore worn by women Xhosa Xhosa and Thembu Zimbabwe Zulu