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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Page 87
... held so by twining , each bundle being added on separately until a long fringe of grass is formed , held by one twined row . The fringe is then rolled to form a broom . In the case of sleeping - mats , the first row of weft or sewing is ...
... held so by twining , each bundle being added on separately until a long fringe of grass is formed , held by one twined row . The fringe is then rolled to form a broom . In the case of sleeping - mats , the first row of weft or sewing is ...
Page 93
... held together by one or two rows of the weft and then made to radiate , and other warps are inserted . It is essential that for chequer weaving the final number of warps be odd . One recorded type of this is on the wicker baskets of the ...
... held together by one or two rows of the weft and then made to radiate , and other warps are inserted . It is essential that for chequer weaving the final number of warps be odd . One recorded type of this is on the wicker baskets of the ...
Page 95
... held by a double row of twining , are laid across each other at right angles and other warps are added , tucking under each other singly , in such a way as to form increasing squares , making a square base of double thickness ( 34d ...
... held by a double row of twining , are laid across each other at right angles and other warps are added , tucking under each other singly , in such a way as to form increasing squares , making a square base of double thickness ( 34d ...
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