Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1972 - Natural history |
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Page 83
... called to come and doctor the cattle - kraal , he raises columns of smoke amongst the cattle so that they may increase . He also doctors the kraal to keep evil things out . The medicine which is buried there is called ( ihlengezi ) ...
... called to come and doctor the cattle - kraal , he raises columns of smoke amongst the cattle so that they may increase . He also doctors the kraal to keep evil things out . The medicine which is buried there is called ( ihlengezi ) ...
Page 205
... called by this name is a light red clay which can be collected around Komgha . It is moistened and shaped into a ball by the hands and dried for storage . Dyes of a similar bright red shade which were collected from sites in the ...
... called by this name is a light red clay which can be collected around Komgha . It is moistened and shaped into a ball by the hands and dried for storage . Dyes of a similar bright red shade which were collected from sites in the ...
Page 352
... called umdiliko ( the verb dilika means to fall down ) , referring to the stone which falls when the trap is set off . It is said to be able to catch 20 guineafowl at a time , while 10 large birds a day are easily caught according to ...
... called umdiliko ( the verb dilika means to fall down ) , referring to the stone which falls when the trap is set off . It is said to be able to catch 20 guineafowl at a time , while 10 large birds a day are easily caught according to ...
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