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... body and was tied at the waist with a girdle . The skirt generally reached the ankles ( Fig . 20 ) and if the hair was left on the skin it was worn inwards . Fig . 20. Thembu woman wearing a skin skirt , 1935. ( National Cultural ...
... body and was tied at the waist with a girdle . The skirt generally reached the ankles ( Fig . 20 ) and if the hair was left on the skin it was worn inwards . Fig . 20. Thembu woman wearing a skin skirt , 1935. ( National Cultural ...
Page 368
... body men's bravery award , worn round neck two bands worn across chest ; war dress worn bandolier - style across chest encircling body , part of full military dress encircling body , worn by men ( Figs 29 , 40 ) by chiefs at First ...
... body men's bravery award , worn round neck two bands worn across chest ; war dress worn bandolier - style across chest encircling body , part of full military dress encircling body , worn by men ( Figs 29 , 40 ) by chiefs at First ...
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... body . The top was folded over slightly and the legs were used as ties ( Weiss 1963 : 60 ; Dennilton , 1983 ) . CLOAKS Term : naga - cloak ( Weiss 1963 : 49 ) . Cloaks could be worn by all adults but tended to be a sign of the special ...
... body . The top was folded over slightly and the legs were used as ties ( Weiss 1963 : 60 ; Dennilton , 1983 ) . CLOAKS Term : naga - cloak ( Weiss 1963 : 49 ) . Cloaks could be worn by all adults but tended to be a sign of the special ...
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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