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South African Museum. Fig . 26. Cleaned goatskins used by men as mats ; Libode , Transkei , 1984 . Shields were used as drums by warriors and to accompany certain dances . According to Kirby ( 1934 : 8 ) , ankle rattles made of goatskin ...
South African Museum. Fig . 26. Cleaned goatskins used by men as mats ; Libode , Transkei , 1984 . Shields were used as drums by warriors and to accompany certain dances . According to Kirby ( 1934 : 8 ) , ankle rattles made of goatskin ...
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... Goatskin cloaks ( izinsu ) had the hair removed only from a central band down the back and were worn by women ( Bryant 1949 : 169 ) . Diviners wore cloaks made of goatskin ( Webb & Wright 1976 : 48 ) or black sheepskin ( Schlosser 1972 ...
... Goatskin cloaks ( izinsu ) had the hair removed only from a central band down the back and were worn by women ( Bryant 1949 : 169 ) . Diviners wore cloaks made of goatskin ( Webb & Wright 1976 : 48 ) or black sheepskin ( Schlosser 1972 ...
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... goatskin over a clay pot ... ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . The double - headed percussion drum ( isigubu ) , made of wood with calf- or goatskin stretched across the ends and laced together with thongs , is thought to be derived from the ...
... goatskin over a clay pot ... ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . The double - headed percussion drum ( isigubu ) , made of wood with calf- or goatskin stretched across the ends and laced together with thongs , is thought to be derived from 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