Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 324
... stick fights . He wet the prepared skin before cutting it into an oval shape and making slits through which decorative strips were passed . At the back loops for the stick and a grip for holding the shield were made . As the shield ...
... stick fights . He wet the prepared skin before cutting it into an oval shape and making slits through which decorative strips were passed . At the back loops for the stick and a grip for holding the shield were made . As the shield ...
Page 375
... sticks ; ingungu - friction drum made by straining a goatskin over a clay pot ... ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . The double ... stick . They were carried by diviners ( Shooter 1857 : 174 ; Müller 1907 , pls 6-8 ) . SWAZI : SKIN - DRESSING No ...
... sticks ; ingungu - friction drum made by straining a goatskin over a clay pot ... ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . The double ... stick . They were carried by diviners ( Shooter 1857 : 174 ; Müller 1907 , pls 6-8 ) . SWAZI : SKIN - DRESSING No ...
Page 393
... stick . It was scraped clean with an adze , and umtunduluka ( Ximenia caffra ) oil and cream were rubbed in . Preparation of unsoftened hides Oxhide for shields was cleaned by soaking overnight in running river water . Softening was ...
... stick . It was scraped clean with an adze , and umtunduluka ( Ximenia caffra ) oil and cream were rubbed in . Preparation of unsoftened hides Oxhide for shields was cleaned by soaking overnight in running river water . Softening was ...
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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