Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1976 - Natural history |
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Page 353
... hide was further cleaned by rubbing and beating with stones ( Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 107 ; Bulwer , 1969 ; Tugela Ferry , Melmoth , Nongoma and Hlabisa , 1970 ) . Thus , while making the hide stable and ready for cutting to shape ...
... hide was further cleaned by rubbing and beating with stones ( Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 107 ; Bulwer , 1969 ; Tugela Ferry , Melmoth , Nongoma and Hlabisa , 1970 ) . Thus , while making the hide stable and ready for cutting to shape ...
Page 371
... hide pro- vided by the king's herds of cattle ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ; Gardiner 1836 : 47 ; Bleek [ 1855–6 ] 1965 : 74 ; Webb & Wright 1976 : 61 ) . Oxhide was preferred and fat animals provided the best hides ( Krige 1950 : 402 ) ...
... hide pro- vided by the king's herds of cattle ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ; Gardiner 1836 : 47 ; Bleek [ 1855–6 ] 1965 : 74 ; Webb & Wright 1976 : 61 ) . Oxhide was preferred and fat animals provided the best hides ( Krige 1950 : 402 ) ...
Page 376
... hide was pegged out to dry with small wooden pegs . If the narrow skin from the leg areas was required to be kept flat , small reeds of the proper length were positioned across to keep this skin open ( Fig . 44 ) . Fig . 44. Skin from ...
... hide was pegged out to dry with small wooden pegs . If the narrow skin from the leg areas was required to be kept flat , small reeds of the proper length were positioned across to keep this skin open ( Fig . 44 ) . Fig . 44. Skin from ...
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