Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 343
... monkey skin . . . ' gives no indication of social context . A number of ornaments made entirely or partly of skin are preserved in museum collections . Headbands ( iinquma ) made from the tail hair of a monkey twined together with fibre ...
... monkey skin . . . ' gives no indication of social context . A number of ornaments made entirely or partly of skin are preserved in museum collections . Headbands ( iinquma ) made from the tail hair of a monkey twined together with fibre ...
Page 357
... monkey or genet , worn dangling on each side of the head before the ears , as warriors full - dress ornament at feasts , etc .; umqhele -... ornament ( of beads or otter skin ) worn encircling the head as a sign of rank , or by Zulu ...
... monkey or genet , worn dangling on each side of the head before the ears , as warriors full - dress ornament at feasts , etc .; umqhele -... ornament ( of beads or otter skin ) worn encircling the head as a sign of rank , or by Zulu ...
Page 360
... monkey- skin loin - dress similar in shape to skirts worn by women ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 285 ) . His izimbongi or praise - singers also wore cattle - hide loin - coverings shaped like women's skirts and reaching to the knees ( Webb ...
... monkey- skin loin - dress similar in shape to skirts worn by women ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 285 ) . His izimbongi or praise - singers also wore cattle - hide loin - coverings shaped like women's skirts and reaching to the knees ( Webb ...
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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