Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 319
... cattle - killing ' among the Xhosa and Thembu in 1856-7 , led to internal dissolution that precipitated submission to European rule . In the north , similar encroachments culminated in the collapse of the Zulu state in 1879. All these ...
... cattle - killing ' among the Xhosa and Thembu in 1856-7 , led to internal dissolution that precipitated submission to European rule . In the north , similar encroachments culminated in the collapse of the Zulu state in 1879. All these ...
Page 381
... cattle tails attached to cords on the shoulders , arms and legs ( Kuper 1947 , pl . 4b ; AFR 42/447 ) . Waist ornaments Young men wore waist ornaments made of strips of oxhide , twisted so that the hair stood out ( Coertzé 1930–1 : 16 ) ...
... cattle tails attached to cords on the shoulders , arms and legs ( Kuper 1947 , pl . 4b ; AFR 42/447 ) . Waist ornaments Young men wore waist ornaments made of strips of oxhide , twisted so that the hair stood out ( Coertzé 1930–1 : 16 ) ...
Page 393
... Cattle hide and goatskin were soaked in water and then pegged out to dry . Antelope skin was pegged and dried without soaking . Cleaning The flesh - side of the dried skin or hide was scraped clean with an aloe leaf ( Smith [ 1834-6 ] ...
... Cattle hide and goatskin were soaked in water and then pegged out to dry . Antelope skin was pegged and dried without soaking . Cleaning The flesh - side of the dried skin or hide was scraped clean with an aloe leaf ( Smith [ 1834-6 ] ...
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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