Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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South African Museum. BREAST - COVERINGS Terms : umbodiya - skin covering for the breasts ; ingcayi / isigcayi ... covering for concealing the breasts ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . A supple covering of antelope skin , particularly rietbuck ...
South African Museum. BREAST - COVERINGS Terms : umbodiya - skin covering for the breasts ; ingcayi / isigcayi ... covering for concealing the breasts ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . A supple covering of antelope skin , particularly rietbuck ...
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... covering when made of genet skin or other materials stripped or slit down but not twisted ; udlavini —- long front skin covering ; igqibo — man's loin covering made of long pieces of twisted skin , hanging in tails ; uhayo — loin girdle ...
... covering when made of genet skin or other materials stripped or slit down but not twisted ; udlavini —- long front skin covering ; igqibo — man's loin covering made of long pieces of twisted skin , hanging in tails ; uhayo — loin girdle ...
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... COVERINGS Terms : ibeshu - back part of loin - covering ; amajobo - fringes forming frontal loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 61 ) ; matsetsha — front and back loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 60 ) ; isivunule— pull - through loin - skin ...
... COVERINGS Terms : ibeshu - back part of loin - covering ; amajobo - fringes forming frontal loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 61 ) ; matsetsha — front and back loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 60 ) ; isivunule— pull - through loin - skin ...
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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