Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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... washed off ; blood plasma gave approximately the same results ; white of egg applied well but it came off with hard rubbing or washing ; tree latex , e.g. from Ficus rhodesiaca , did not mix well but could not be washed off . ' Good ...
... washed off ; blood plasma gave approximately the same results ; white of egg applied well but it came off with hard rubbing or washing ; tree latex , e.g. from Ficus rhodesiaca , did not mix well but could not be washed off . ' Good ...
Page 90
... washed themselves after a funeral , and a woman washed herself just after childbirth ( Langhansz in 1694 ) or some days later ( De Grevenbroek 1695 ) . Along the Orange River a male initiate was washed with water ( and smeared with ...
... washed themselves after a funeral , and a woman washed herself just after childbirth ( Langhansz in 1694 ) or some days later ( De Grevenbroek 1695 ) . Along the Orange River a male initiate was washed with water ( and smeared with ...
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... washed off . Paint is washed off before going to bed . It is not used by a woman who is ill . A woman wearing boro will not look at a corpse for fear that the paint cannot be washed off again . When a woman has had a child and is not ...
... washed off . Paint is washed off before going to bed . It is not used by a woman who is ill . A woman wearing boro will not look at a corpse for fear that the paint cannot be washed off again . When a woman has had a child and is not ...
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Pigments and paints worldwide | 10 |
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