Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 377
... skin or cattle hide ; siphuku — cloak of goatskin ( Mar- wick 1940 : 85 ) . Cloaks of antelope , goat or cattle hide were worn in cold weather by men and women . By the 1930s these had often been replaced by cloth cloaks , or overcoats ...
... skin or cattle hide ; siphuku — cloak of goatskin ( Mar- wick 1940 : 85 ) . Cloaks of antelope , goat or cattle hide were worn in cold weather by men and women . By the 1930s these had often been replaced by cloth cloaks , or overcoats ...
Page 381
... cattle hide was of a rounded oval shape , and reached approximately from the shoulder to the thigh . Although it differed from the Zulu shield in shape , it had similar decoration and was held in the same way ( Duggan- Cronin 1941 , pls ...
... cattle hide was of a rounded oval shape , and reached approximately from the shoulder to the thigh . Although it differed from the Zulu shield in shape , it had similar decoration and was held in the same way ( Duggan- Cronin 1941 , pls ...
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 material culture McGregor Museum Mfengu NASKO Natal Natal Nguni nineteenth century Nongoma Northern Transvaal Ndebele 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