Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 325
... garment was dampened and stretched out in order to straighten and tighten the seams . Thereafter it was once again rubbed by hand , in conjunction with application of fat - or sour milk as was the Xhosa custom - and finally , if the ...
... garment was dampened and stretched out in order to straighten and tighten the seams . Thereafter it was once again rubbed by hand , in conjunction with application of fat - or sour milk as was the Xhosa custom - and finally , if the ...
Page 326
... garment . To supply skin clothing for an extended family must have been demanding , not only in terms of resources but also in labour and time . Considering this , together with changing economic conditions during the nine- teenth ...
... garment . To supply skin clothing for an extended family must have been demanding , not only in terms of resources but also in labour and time . Considering this , together with changing economic conditions during the nine- teenth ...
Page 329
... garment of different colours , made of the skins of various kinds of small animals ; ingubo — a garment , kaross , cloak , robe . . . ( Kropf 1915 ) . Cloaks made from the skins of game animals or from the hides of cattle , were worn ...
... garment of different colours , made of the skins of various kinds of small animals ; ingubo — a garment , kaross , cloak , robe . . . ( Kropf 1915 ) . Cloaks made from the skins of game animals or from the hides of cattle , were worn ...
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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