Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1976 - Natural history |
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Page 193
... carved in an acorn - shape and joined by a carved wooden chain . The whole object is carved from a single piece of Schotia wood , and is said to have belonged to the Xhosa chief Kreli ( c . 1818-92 ) ( EL Eth . 4188 , no locality , no ...
... carved in an acorn - shape and joined by a carved wooden chain . The whole object is carved from a single piece of Schotia wood , and is said to have belonged to the Xhosa chief Kreli ( c . 1818-92 ) ( EL Eth . 4188 , no locality , no ...
Page 213
... carved , narrow rectangular cross - piece supported by two pairs of straight legs , or by several pairs of short , rounded legs which were decorated with carving and branding ( Müller ... carved and. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : WOOD - CARVING 213.
... carved , narrow rectangular cross - piece supported by two pairs of straight legs , or by several pairs of short , rounded legs which were decorated with carving and branding ( Müller ... carved and. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : WOOD - CARVING 213.
Page 305
... carving . One type of necklet made by the Ndzundza has altogether peculiar and distinctive patterns carved on tambuti wood tablets . Naturalistic carving is more rare . Snake designs decorate some Mpondo , Zulu and Matabele sticks , and ...
... carving . One type of necklet made by the Ndzundza has altogether peculiar and distinctive patterns carved on tambuti wood tablets . Naturalistic carving is more rare . Snake designs decorate some Mpondo , Zulu and Matabele sticks , and ...
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