Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1976 - Natural history |
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Page 342
... skirt , red ochre mixed with fat was rubbed into the hide . The skirt was worn wrapped around the body and was tied at the waist with a girdle . The skirt generally reached the ankles ( Fig . 20 ) and if the hair was left on the skin it ...
... skirt , red ochre mixed with fat was rubbed into the hide . The skirt was worn wrapped around the body and was tied at the waist with a girdle . The skirt generally reached the ankles ( Fig . 20 ) and if the hair was left on the skin it ...
Page 363
... skirts , sometimes flared by the addition of shaped panels , were still worn ( Fig . 35 ) . How- ever the skirt , isidwaba , currently considered ' traditional ' , with many inserted skin panels giving a pleated effect ( Fig . 36 ) ...
... skirts , sometimes flared by the addition of shaped panels , were still worn ( Fig . 35 ) . How- ever the skirt , isidwaba , currently considered ' traditional ' , with many inserted skin panels giving a pleated effect ( Fig . 36 ) ...
Page 364
... skirt might be scented by rubbing in a powder made from sweet - smelling plants , such as umtomboti ( Spirostachys ... skirt was associated with. Fig . 35. Group of Natal Nguni women . On the left , a married woman wearing a flared skirt ...
... skirt might be scented by rubbing in a powder made from sweet - smelling plants , such as umtomboti ( Spirostachys ... skirt was associated with. Fig . 35. Group of Natal Nguni women . On the left , a married woman wearing a flared skirt ...
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