Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 357
... front ; umbelenja — square of skin worn hanging as frontal dress ( in place of the isinene by men . . . ) ; amabege ( pl . ) - tasselled rear dress of strips of blue monkey skin , worn by men ; ibeshu — skin buttock covering worn by men ...
... front ; umbelenja — square of skin worn hanging as frontal dress ( in place of the isinene by men . . . ) ; amabege ( pl . ) - tasselled rear dress of strips of blue monkey skin , worn by men ; ibeshu — skin buttock covering worn by men ...
Page 358
... front- and back - aprons is consistent in the descriptions in the litera- ture for the nineteenth and even twentieth centuries ( Fig . 29 ) . EE Fig . 29. Men in skin loin - coverings , showing the cattlehide ibeshu and twisted tails of ...
... front- and back - aprons is consistent in the descriptions in the litera- ture for the nineteenth and even twentieth centuries ( Fig . 29 ) . EE Fig . 29. Men in skin loin - coverings , showing the cattlehide ibeshu and twisted tails of ...
Page 388
... front and back loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 60 ) ; isivunule— pull - through loin - skin ( Weiss 1963 : 61 ; Dennilton , 1983 ) . Young Ndzundza boys wore a small skin fringe in front , joined by thong ties to a small square of goat ...
... front and back loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 60 ) ; isivunule— pull - through loin - skin ( Weiss 1963 : 61 ; Dennilton , 1983 ) . Young Ndzundza boys wore a small skin fringe in front , joined by thong ties to a small square of goat ...
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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