Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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... salve , apparently by herders as well as Hottentot Strandlopers at the Cape , although Kolb ( 1731 ) maintained that the Hottentots did not use whale and ' fish oil ' . It was also used as a food at the Cape ( three references ) . The ...
... salve , apparently by herders as well as Hottentot Strandlopers at the Cape , although Kolb ( 1731 ) maintained that the Hottentots did not use whale and ' fish oil ' . It was also used as a food at the Cape ( three references ) . The ...
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... salve used on faces during menstruation , early pregnancy and also on cold days to protect the skin ; the ' Rooi Nasie ' got its name from the custom of the people of smearing their bodies with a mixture of fat and ochre ( Vedder 1929 ) ...
... salve used on faces during menstruation , early pregnancy and also on cold days to protect the skin ; the ' Rooi Nasie ' got its name from the custom of the people of smearing their bodies with a mixture of fat and ochre ( Vedder 1929 ) ...
Page 100
... salve had been applied ( Herbert in 1627 ) , or scratched with finger - nails into the salve on women's faces or on bodies ( Schreyer in 1668 ) . At Flesh Bay , near Mossel Bay , the Hottentots blackened their faces ( Hondius 1652 ) ...
... salve had been applied ( Herbert in 1627 ) , or scratched with finger - nails into the salve on women's faces or on bodies ( Schreyer in 1668 ) . At Flesh Bay , near Mossel Bay , the Hottentots blackened their faces ( Hondius 1652 ) ...
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