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... colour a skirt , red ochre mixed with fat was rubbed into the hide . The skirt was worn wrapped around the 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 ...
... colour a skirt , red ochre mixed with fat was rubbed into the hide . The skirt was worn wrapped around the 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 ...
Page 352
... colour was applied by mixing red ochre ( ibomvu ) with the fat ( Mayr 1907 : 634 ) . For skirts the hide was ... coloured by brushing on an infusion of wattle bark . The wattle tree had been introduced to Natal for its tanning properties ...
... colour was applied by mixing red ochre ( ibomvu ) with the fat ( Mayr 1907 : 634 ) . For skirts the hide was ... coloured by brushing on an infusion of wattle bark . The wattle tree had been introduced to Natal for its tanning properties ...
Page 372
... colour and the less experienced young men had darker shields ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . Cattle captured from the enemy were sorted according to colour and allotted to the vari- ous regiments to use as food and to provide shields ...
... colour and the less experienced young men had darker shields ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . Cattle captured from the enemy were sorted according to colour and allotted to the vari- ous regiments to use as food and to provide shields ...
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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