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Page 548
... appear to have been worn , and the hair was accordingly fancily dressed ( Pl . 73 : 2 ) . Mpondo women's hair - style when first described appears to have been similar to what the Bhaca style was up to about 1958 , that is , a mop of ...
... appear to have been worn , and the hair was accordingly fancily dressed ( Pl . 73 : 2 ) . Mpondo women's hair - style when first described appears to have been similar to what the Bhaca style was up to about 1958 , that is , a mop of ...
Page 707
... appears to be known now . The ' handkerchief ' was the whole , softened skin of a wild cat or mole , which was attached to the cloak near the neck and used for wiping the face . The only two references are to its use by Xhosa women . It ...
... appears to be known now . The ' handkerchief ' was the whole , softened skin of a wild cat or mole , which was attached to the cloak near the neck and used for wiping the face . The only two references are to its use by Xhosa women . It ...
Page 713
... appears to be a mixture of gum , clay and wax ( it has not been possible to determine the constituents but see Shaw & Van Warmelo 1974 : 207 ) . The neck opening was stopped with a piece of soft skin , which served to apply the powdered ...
... appears to be a mixture of gum , clay and wax ( it has not been possible to determine the constituents but see Shaw & Van Warmelo 1974 : 207 ) . The neck opening was stopped with a piece of soft skin , which served to apply the powdered ...
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Personal and general | 449 |
Costume and insignia | 558 |
Ornament | 606 |
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abakhwetha According animal anklet apron arm-bands assegai bangles beadwork Bhaca blanket body Bomvana boys brass rings breast-cloth burial buttons Caffres calabash Cape Nguni cattle ceremony charms chief cicatrization circumcision Ciskei cloak clothing colour copper cosmetics costume covered dancing decorated diviners dolls dress Xhosa eene euphorbia finger Fingo gall-bladders garment Gcaleka girdle girls goatskin grass hair hair-style Hammond-Tooke hanging head head-band head-cloth head-dress hemp Hlubi horn Hottentots initiation intonjane ivory Kaffir kaross khwetha Kirby kopere kraal legend loin-cloth Lusikisiki Makalima medicine Mpondo Mpondomise musical bow necklace necklet ornaments Xhosa paint penis-sheath piece pipe Pondoland red clay red ochre reed round the neck skin skirt smeared smoking snuff snuff-box snuff-spoon Sotho Stavenisse stick stone string tail Thembu thong tobacco Transkei tribes Tshezi ubulunga Umtata waist water-pipe wear white beads white clay Willowvale wire woman women wore worn round Xesibe young