Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58The Museum, 1981 - Natural history |
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... known by name only to modern informants ( Pl . 48 : 3 ) . Isinkempe - a short stabbing spear , also used for cutting meat ; not mentioned early , but known now , and often as a knife . According to Smith , the butt of the shaft was ...
... known by name only to modern informants ( Pl . 48 : 3 ) . Isinkempe - a short stabbing spear , also used for cutting meat ; not mentioned early , but known now , and often as a knife . According to Smith , the butt of the shaft was ...
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... known trap ( isigu or uthiywa ) used particularly for birds , and which consists of a large flat stone , with one end on the ground and the other supported obliquely by an arrangement of twigs ( inkcukumiso ) that is easily released by ...
... known trap ( isigu or uthiywa ) used particularly for birds , and which consists of a large flat stone , with one end on the ground and the other supported obliquely by an arrangement of twigs ( inkcukumiso ) that is easily released by ...
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neither is known today . According to the dictionary ithala is a shelf for pro- visions ( see term 533 ) . BROOMS The ... known in the east . STOOLS AND HEADRESTS Few of the early authorities had anything to say on this subject , and it ...
neither is known today . According to the dictionary ithala is a shelf for pro- visions ( see term 533 ) . BROOMS The ... known in the east . STOOLS AND HEADRESTS Few of the early authorities had anything to say on this subject , and it ...
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