Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58, Issue 4West, Newman & Company for the trustees of the Museum, 1899 - Natural history |
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Page 694
... goat-skin bag, for in it he carried those articles which were an ever present necessity; the i-Nxili, a small bag made from the scrotum of a billy-goat, and in which reposed his tobacco, that, at least which was reserved for his ...
... goat-skin bag, for in it he carried those articles which were an ever present necessity; the i-Nxili, a small bag made from the scrotum of a billy-goat, and in which reposed his tobacco, that, at least which was reserved for his ...
Page 778
... goat chosen for the sacrifice is shewn to the child. Before the goat is actually killed it is prodded with an assegai to make it bleat; the bleating is necessary to provide a propitious omen for the recovery of the child. The goat's ...
... goat chosen for the sacrifice is shewn to the child. Before the goat is actually killed it is prodded with an assegai to make it bleat; the bleating is necessary to provide a propitious omen for the recovery of the child. The goat's ...
Page 929
... goat 602 antelope 550, 712 baboon 179, 591, 592 blesbok 588 bluebuck 178, 745 bushbuck 178, 550, 600 cat 538, 588, 591 duiker 178 goat 178, 529, 540, 541, 556, 592. 596, 680, 712, 713, 745 genet 745 hyaena 179, 591 hyrax 713, 745 jackal ...
... goat 602 antelope 550, 712 baboon 179, 591, 592 blesbok 588 bluebuck 178, 745 bushbuck 178, 550, 600 cat 538, 588, 591 duiker 178 goat 178, 529, 540, 541, 556, 592. 596, 680, 712, 713, 745 genet 745 hyaena 179, 591 hyrax 713, 745 jackal ...
Contents
Personal and general | 449 |
y K | 479 |
Ciskei coasts have changed some of the localities hitherto accepted in historical | 540 |
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