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Page 337
... distinctive fur cap , isidlokolo , often made from baboon or monkey skin , formed part of the costume worn by diviners , both male and female ( Fig . 15 ) . This head - dress was often trimmed with a fringed band of white beadwork ...
... distinctive fur cap , isidlokolo , often made from baboon or monkey skin , formed part of the costume worn by diviners , both male and female ( Fig . 15 ) . This head - dress was often trimmed with a fringed band of white beadwork ...
Page 347
... distinctive snuff - boxes were made from the scrapings removed during the skin - dressing process . These skin scrapings , called imbumba yamanyama , were mixed with blood and a little clay to form a thick paste . The shape of the snuff ...
... distinctive snuff - boxes were made from the scrapings removed during the skin - dressing process . These skin scrapings , called imbumba yamanyama , were mixed with blood and a little clay to form a thick paste . The shape of the snuff ...
Page 357
... distinctive dress of each regi- ment . Feathers and cow tails were attached to an umqhele , a circlet of skin padded with bulrush heads or dry dung ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) , which was worn fairly low on the brow and tied at the ...
... distinctive dress of each regi- ment . Feathers and cow tails were attached to an umqhele , a circlet of skin padded with bulrush heads or dry dung ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) , which was worn fairly low on the brow and tied at the ...
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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