Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1976 - Natural history |
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Page 151
... material as such , and these objects are therefore not usually made in an alternative material . For example a horn was particularly suitable for making a trumpet or water - vessel , and similarly a hollow section of bone was easily ...
... material as such , and these objects are therefore not usually made in an alternative material . For example a horn was particularly suitable for making a trumpet or water - vessel , and similarly a hollow section of bone was easily ...
Page 399
... Material culture in general , and clothing in particular , can be used both to define and to obscure the boundaries between ethnic groupings . The Nguni area provides examples of both processes . The adoption of Sotho material culture ...
... Material culture in general , and clothing in particular , can be used both to define and to obscure the boundaries between ethnic groupings . The Nguni area provides examples of both processes . The adoption of Sotho material culture ...
Page 400
... material manifestations are invoked to give meaning and legitimacy to cur- rent interests ( Hobsbawn & Ranger 1983 ) . Contemporary political leaders draw on the symbolism of the past and combine the old and the new to give historical ...
... material manifestations are invoked to give meaning and legitimacy to cur- rent interests ( Hobsbawn & Ranger 1983 ) . Contemporary political leaders draw on the symbolism of the past and combine the old and the new to give historical ...
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