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... 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 animal skins formed part of the ceremonial ...
... 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 animal skins formed part of the ceremonial ...
Page 375
... wrapped in several layers of wet oxhide from specially killed beasts ( Samuelson 1912 : 17 ; 1929 : 291 ; Webb & Wright 1976 : 42 ) . The heads of dead chiefs were wrapped in sheepskin , which - according to Lugg ( 1929 : 369 ) —was ...
... wrapped in several layers of wet oxhide from specially killed beasts ( Samuelson 1912 : 17 ; 1929 : 291 ; Webb & Wright 1976 : 42 ) . The heads of dead chiefs were wrapped in sheepskin , which - according to Lugg ( 1929 : 369 ) —was ...
Page 394
... wrapped in their cloaks ( Smith [ 1834-6 ] 1975 : 279 ) . HEAD - DRESSES Term : ituku - cap ( Tjolotjo , 1973 ) . An otter - skin headband was worn by distinguished warriors ( Baines 1877 : 34 ; Selous 1890 : 53 ) . Diviners wore fur ...
... wrapped in their cloaks ( Smith [ 1834-6 ] 1975 : 279 ) . HEAD - DRESSES Term : ituku - cap ( Tjolotjo , 1973 ) . An otter - skin headband was worn by distinguished warriors ( Baines 1877 : 34 ; Selous 1890 : 53 ) . Diviners wore fur ...
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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