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... skirt , red ochre mixed with fat was rubbed into the hide . The skirt was worn wrapped around the body and was tied at the waist with a girdle . The skirt generally reached the ankles ( Fig . 20 ) and if the hair was left on the skin it ...
... skirt , red ochre mixed with fat was rubbed into the hide . The skirt was worn wrapped around the body and was tied at the waist with a girdle . The skirt generally reached the ankles ( Fig . 20 ) and if the hair was left on the skin it ...
Page 343
... skirts that consisted of two pieces of goatskin wrapped around the body so that the back skirt overlapped the front . The skirt was supported at the waist by a girdle . A special ' skirt ' or kilt , imithika , made of tails or strips of ...
... skirts that consisted of two pieces of goatskin wrapped around the body so that the back skirt overlapped the front . The skirt was supported at the waist by a girdle . A special ' skirt ' or kilt , imithika , made of tails or strips of ...
Page 364
... skirt ( Grout 1862 : 105 ; Bryant 1949 : 152 ) , but goatskin was also used ( Tugela Ferry , 1969 ) . The hides of adult male animals produced the longest pile ( Vaughan - Kirby 1918 : 40 ) . The tools , namely aloe leaves and the spiky ...
... skirt ( Grout 1862 : 105 ; Bryant 1949 : 152 ) , but goatskin was also used ( Tugela Ferry , 1969 ) . The hides of adult male animals produced the longest pile ( Vaughan - Kirby 1918 : 40 ) . The tools , namely aloe leaves and the spiky ...
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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