Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse MuseumWest, Newman & Company for the trustees of the Museum, 1992 - Natural history |
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... effect ( 96 ) . This method of sewing is shown in Figures 70 and 71. It is generally done with a fairly wide flat strand but sometimes with a cord . The stitch may be long , i.e. over many sewing stitches , or short . The coil ...
... effect ( 96 ) . This method of sewing is shown in Figures 70 and 71. It is generally done with a fairly wide flat strand but sometimes with a cord . The stitch may be long , i.e. over many sewing stitches , or short . The coil ...
Page 149
... effect , or bands ( 125c , Fig . 80A ) or geometric patterns ( 125d ) of split - warp are used on the plain twine . Another decorative effect , frequently seen on food - mats , is obtained by twining alternately in the opposite ...
... effect , or bands ( 125c , Fig . 80A ) or geometric patterns ( 125d ) of split - warp are used on the plain twine . Another decorative effect , frequently seen on food - mats , is obtained by twining alternately in the opposite ...
Page 154
... effect ( 129a , Fig . 83B ) , or by putting in one or more strands of a different ply ( 129c ) . These styles are found mainly among the Sotho - Tswana . Coiled sewn In these techniques there is considerable opportunity for decoration ...
... effect ( 129a , Fig . 83B ) , or by putting in one or more strands of a different ply ( 129c ) . These styles are found mainly among the Sotho - Tswana . Coiled sewn In these techniques there is considerable opportunity for decoration ...
Contents
PART | 54 |
Conclusion | 208 |
Summary and index of basketwork techniques | 214 |
Copyright | |
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Acacia Ambo bands bark basketwork beads beer-strainers boiled with material Botswana chequer weave close coil foundation coiled baskets coiled sewn comm cord crossing current name cylindrical Cyperus decorative diagonal twill different colour Duiwelskloof extended plait fabric finished flat food-mats foundation strands grain-bins grass Group Place Author half-hitched hitched hoops Huruthse knotted Kwanyama last warp lattice twine lattice wrapped Lesotho Lobedu loop Mahlabatini mats Mpondo multiple foundation multiple warp Ndau Ndebele Nguni ornamental Oshikango Ovambo oversewing oversewing edge palm-leaf patterns plain twine plaited recorded reinforced Rodin round row of twining row of weft selvedge sewing strand shape simple oversewing sleeping-mats sometimes Sotho South Sotho southern Africa Species Use Group split split-warp spoon-bags straight sewn strips technique thin threaded Transkei Tsonga Tswana twilled twine twined weave twisted Venda warp and weft warp edge warps weft wefts or sewing wickerwork winnowing baskets woven Zimbabwe Zulu Zulu Natal