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Page 360
... fringes of monkey and genet skins , cut into strips and twisted to resemble tails , were attached to a waistband and worn as front- and back - coverings ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 89 ; Gardiner 1836 : 101 ) . War uniforms were also worn ...
... fringes of monkey and genet skins , cut into strips and twisted to resemble tails , were attached to a waistband and worn as front- and back - coverings ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 89 ; Gardiner 1836 : 101 ) . War uniforms were also worn ...
Page 388
... fringe replaced the central lappets . It was sometimes worn over the itshogolo , and was used at less important ... fringes forming frontal loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 61 ) ; matsetsha — front and back loin - covering ( Weiss ...
... fringe replaced the central lappets . It was sometimes worn over the itshogolo , and was used at less important ... fringes forming frontal loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 61 ) ; matsetsha — front and back loin - covering ( Weiss ...
Page 394
... fringes as front- and back - coverings in the mid - nineteenth century ( Smith [ 1834–6 ] 1940 : 75 , pl . 19 ) ( Fig . 58 ) . The fringes were made up of animal tails , or strips of skin cut and twisted to resemble these , attached to ...
... fringes as front- and back - coverings in the mid - nineteenth century ( Smith [ 1834–6 ] 1940 : 75 , pl . 19 ) ( Fig . 58 ) . The fringes were made up of animal tails , or strips of skin cut and twisted to resemble these , attached to ...
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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