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 496
... chief, the Pondos found they liked their white so much, they gradually adopted it for all special occasions.” no. 8 Mpondo: woman's head-cloth “The “qiya” or head-dress of the Pondo matron is without doubt the crowning glory of her gala ...
... chief, the Pondos found they liked their white so much, they gradually adopted it for all special occasions.” no. 8 Mpondo: woman's head-cloth “The “qiya” or head-dress of the Pondo matron is without doubt the crowning glory of her gala ...
Page 508
... covering for the head; a large handkerchief used for this purpose; a handkerchief in general, D. 2. head-cloth, Hlu. 3. man's loin-cloth, Mp 643 ibhaku 1. the long-tailed widow-bird, D. 2. certain way of fastening a handkerchief round the ...
... covering for the head; a large handkerchief used for this purpose; a handkerchief in general, D. 2. head-cloth, Hlu. 3. man's loin-cloth, Mp 643 ibhaku 1. the long-tailed widow-bird, D. 2. certain way of fastening a handkerchief round the ...
Page 552
... head like a turban, and this appears to have been the universal fashion later on. In that case the flap of the cap ... cloth (Pls 76: 1, 3; 78:3). The Thembu of Herschel and the Vundla of Quthing built their head-cloths up into enormous ...
... head like a turban, and this appears to have been the universal fashion later on. In that case the flap of the cap ... cloth (Pls 76: 1, 3; 78:3). The Thembu of Herschel and the Vundla of Quthing built their head-cloths up into enormous ...
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Personal and general | 449 |
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Ciskei coasts have changed some of the localities hitherto accepted in historical | 540 |
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