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... pegged on either side at an angle to the ground . Smaller skins were pegged out , again horizontally , after the flesh side had been moistened with water and the hair on the underside smeared with fresh cow dung - said to be a good ...
... pegged on either side at an angle to the ground . Smaller skins were pegged out , again horizontally , after the flesh side had been moistened with water and the hair on the underside smeared with fresh cow dung - said to be a good ...
Page 351
... pegged to the ground ( Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 43 ; fieldwork KwaZulu 1969-71 ) . It could also be stretched and pegged to the ground on either side of a framework consisting of a cross - bar supported by two approximately metre ...
... pegged to the ground ( Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 43 ; fieldwork KwaZulu 1969-71 ) . It could also be stretched and pegged to the ground on either side of a framework consisting of a cross - bar supported by two approximately metre ...
Page 393
... pegged out to dry . Antelope skin was pegged and dried without soaking . Cleaning The flesh - side of the dried skin or hide was scraped clean with an aloe leaf ( Smith [ 1834-6 ] 1975 : 280 ) , an adze ( isancelo ) , or rough stone ...
... pegged out to dry . Antelope skin was pegged and dried without soaking . Cleaning The flesh - side of the dried skin or hide was scraped clean with an aloe leaf ( Smith [ 1834-6 ] 1975 : 280 ) , an adze ( isancelo ) , or rough stone ...
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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