Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1991 - Natural history |
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Page 55
... technique in fact . Accordingly , each of the techniques classified here relates back to one or other of the two major techniques , woven or sewn . As far as possible vernacular terms - whether European or African - for a particular ...
... technique in fact . Accordingly , each of the techniques classified here relates back to one or other of the two major techniques , woven or sewn . As far as possible vernacular terms - whether European or African - for a particular ...
Page 146
... technique , is based on the accentuation and enhancement , rather than the disguising or obliteration , of the technique of making . In many cases , the technique itself is decorative and always it is the actual strokes or stitches of ...
... technique , is based on the accentuation and enhancement , rather than the disguising or obliteration , of the technique of making . In many cases , the technique itself is decorative and always it is the actual strokes or stitches of ...
Page 213
... technique in which each weft passes over and then under two or more warps , starting alternately over one or over two , so that the crossings make diagonal lines across the fabric . Twist two or more elements together in the same direc ...
... technique in which each weft passes over and then under two or more warps , starting alternately over one or over two , so that the crossings make diagonal lines across the fabric . Twist two or more elements together in the same direc ...
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Alcyonium anthocodiae Anthomastus anthostele autozooids bands basketwork Bayer beer-strainers boiled with material CALIFORN calyces Cape Province capitulum Capnella capstans chequer Clavularia coenenchyme coil foundation coll cord costellae cylindrical decorative depth diagonal digitiform distal edge elements Eleutherobia escutcheon fabric flank costae foundation strands G. C. Williams genera genus grain-bins Hickson Hoepen holotype hoops Indo-Pacific Inhaca Kitchin knotted Krauss Kükenthal Kwanyama lattice twine length LIBRARY marginal carina mats Mozambique Myophorella Natal Ndau Ndebele nepionic stages Nguni octocorals ornament Oshikango oversewing Pieterfaurea plain plaited polyparium polyps Pterotrigonia radial retracted retractile ribs round row of twining Scale bar sclerites selvedge sewing strand sleeping-mats soft corals Sotho South African Museum southern Africa specimens stalk Steinmanella stitch stolons straight sewn subfamily surface technique Thomson Tixier-Durivault Transkei Trigonia Trigoniidae Tsonga Tswana tuberculate spindles twilled twisted Type species umbones Valanginian Venda Verseveldt warp and weft weave weft winnowing baskets woven Zimbabwe Zulu