Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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... girl was washed in puberty rites . Inland a boy initiate was given a mixture of dried , powdered entrails and water to drink ( Campbell 1822 ) . Among the Nama , a girl initiate ran naked in the rain ; a lion hunter washed himself ...
... girl was washed in puberty rites . Inland a boy initiate was given a mixture of dried , powdered entrails and water to drink ( Campbell 1822 ) . Among the Nama , a girl initiate ran naked in the rain ; a lion hunter washed himself ...
Page 133
... girl is rubbed with the fat of the animal slaughtered for the occasion ( in this case a cow ) . The people practised cicatrization . P. B. BORCHERDS ( 1861 ) The Hottentots smeared themselves with fat and also drank fat ( p . 113 ) ...
... girl is rubbed with the fat of the animal slaughtered for the occasion ( in this case a cow ) . The people practised cicatrization . P. B. BORCHERDS ( 1861 ) The Hottentots smeared themselves with fat and also drank fat ( p . 113 ) ...
Page 137
... girl's puberty ceremony , buchu made of sweet - smelling bark , roots , or leaves , ground to powder , was sprinkled over the girl and her clothes ; ! naop , a face paint made by grinding soft red stone to powder and mixing it with fat ...
... girl's puberty ceremony , buchu made of sweet - smelling bark , roots , or leaves , ground to powder , was sprinkled over the girl and her clothes ; ! naop , a face paint made by grinding soft red stone to powder and mixing it with fat ...
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