Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1972 - Natural history |
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Page 48
... side by side between two ropes of reed round which small reeds are passed between the bamboos , thus binding them firmly together ; another row of fastenings about eighteen inches from the first , and perhaps another below that , com ...
... side by side between two ropes of reed round which small reeds are passed between the bamboos , thus binding them firmly together ; another row of fastenings about eighteen inches from the first , and perhaps another below that , com ...
Page 54
... side going into the hut is the men's side . This side is in turn divided into two sections ( A & B ) . The inner portion A is that part of the hut which is peculiarly the part of the owner of the kraal . The portion nearer the door ( B ) ...
... side going into the hut is the men's side . This side is in turn divided into two sections ( A & B ) . The inner portion A is that part of the hut which is peculiarly the part of the owner of the kraal . The portion nearer the door ( B ) ...
Page 163
... side by side and joined at intervals by twining with bark fibre , sisal cord or , in former days , sinew thread . The Hottentot technique of sewing through the sedge was also used . It does not appear to be used now but was seen at one ...
... side by side and joined at intervals by twining with bark fibre , sisal cord or , in former days , sinew thread . The Hottentot technique of sewing through the sedge was also used . It does not appear to be used now but was seen at one ...
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