Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 757
... assegai , door den vader of een ander zonder onderscheid . ' 1778 Van Plettenberg p . 48 Xhosa : burial ' . . . hunne dooden begraven zy niet maar brengen die eenige schreeden van hunne woningen af , daar zy dezelve aan de lugt en ' t ...
... assegai , door den vader of een ander zonder onderscheid . ' 1778 Van Plettenberg p . 48 Xhosa : burial ' . . . hunne dooden begraven zy niet maar brengen die eenige schreeden van hunne woningen af , daar zy dezelve aan de lugt en ' t ...
Page 802
... assegai into the ground in their midst , and while it stood there quivering , the diviner talked to the things and asked them all that he wanted to know . Apparently the direction in which the assegai shook indicated which of the bones ...
... assegai into the ground in their midst , and while it stood there quivering , the diviner talked to the things and asked them all that he wanted to know . Apparently the direction in which the assegai shook indicated which of the bones ...
Page 916
... Assegai - wood 324 Atalaya 363 Awls 126 , 159 , 179 , 182 , 186 , 280 , 281 , 339 , 434 , 526 , 530 , 682 , 754 , 810 , 881 , 889 Axes 126 , 180 , 186 , 279 , 320 , 320 , 437 battle- 323 Baboons 234 Baboon skin 179 cap 887 trap 236 Baby ...
... Assegai - wood 324 Atalaya 363 Awls 126 , 159 , 179 , 182 , 186 , 280 , 281 , 339 , 434 , 526 , 530 , 682 , 754 , 810 , 881 , 889 Axes 126 , 180 , 186 , 279 , 320 , 320 , 437 battle- 323 Baboons 234 Baboon skin 179 cap 887 trap 236 Baby ...
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