Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... ORNAMENTS Terms : inquma - a head ornament [ of skin ] ; inqashela ― piece of skin used as a legging ; ingcaca — cowrie shells used as an ornamental band on the foreheads of men ; intshinga- ornament of tassel - like appearance made ...
... ORNAMENTS Terms : inquma - a head ornament [ of skin ] ; inqashela ― piece of skin used as a legging ; ingcaca — cowrie shells used as an ornamental band on the foreheads of men ; intshinga- ornament of tassel - like appearance made ...
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South African Museum. TABLE 1 Skin ornaments recorded from the Natal Nguni area . broad belts worn by Cetshwayo's um Thulisazwe regiment Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ; Webb & Wright 1982 : 319 . Waist ornaments umbembeso oxhide Arm and leg ...
South African Museum. TABLE 1 Skin ornaments recorded from the Natal Nguni area . broad belts worn by Cetshwayo's um Thulisazwe regiment Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ; Webb & Wright 1982 : 319 . Waist ornaments umbembeso oxhide Arm and leg ...
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South African Museum. ORNAMENTS Head ornaments At the Incwala the king wore a lion - skin headband ( lidlabe ) ( Kuper 1947 : 217-218 ; 1973 : 354 ) , and the royal women wore baboon - skin head - dresses ( Mar- wick 1940 : 194 ) . Neck ...
South African Museum. ORNAMENTS Head ornaments At the Incwala the king wore a lion - skin headband ( lidlabe ) ( Kuper 1947 : 217-218 ; 1973 : 354 ) , and the royal women wore baboon - skin head - dresses ( Mar- wick 1940 : 194 ) . Neck ...
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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