Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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South African Museum. Later in the nineteenth century , skin skirts styled on the line of European fashion came into use , especially among Xhosa and Thembu women . These were cut and sewn to a semicircular flare ( Fig . 19A - C ) ...
South African Museum. Later in the nineteenth century , skin skirts styled on the line of European fashion came into use , especially among Xhosa and Thembu women . These were cut and sewn to a semicircular flare ( Fig . 19A - C ) ...
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... skin skirt soon after the occasion of their marriage and thereafter an isikhaka became her habitual dress . By the mid - twentieth century , skin skirts were worn primarily on ceremonial occasions , having been replaced for everyday use ...
... skin skirt soon after the occasion of their marriage and thereafter an isikhaka became her habitual dress . By the mid - twentieth century , skin skirts were worn primarily on ceremonial occasions , having been replaced for everyday use ...
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... skin petticoat , women's leather kilt worn from waist to knees ; isikhakha - married woman's leather petticoat ; isikhindi -... short skirt ; umqulu- . . . rolled up part of a skin petticoat ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . General The skin ...
... skin petticoat , women's leather kilt worn from waist to knees ; isikhakha - married woman's leather petticoat ; isikhindi -... short skirt ; umqulu- . . . rolled up part of a skin petticoat ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . General The skin ...
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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