Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58, Issue 4The Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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The most essential bead ornaments for the diviners are as follows : ( a ) Head
Ornaments Umthika . A band of white beads with a fringe right round the head
worn in such a way that the fringes partly obscure the face . The fringe is
sometimes ...
The most essential bead ornaments for the diviners are as follows : ( a ) Head
Ornaments Umthika . A band of white beads with a fringe right round the head
worn in such a way that the fringes partly obscure the face . The fringe is
sometimes ...
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272 Xhosa : diviners ' beads With the introduction of beads and beadwork into
Xhosa culture , the diviners . . . chose white beads matching the white ochre .
They believed that white beads had cleansing and purifying powers called
inkanyiso .
272 Xhosa : diviners ' beads With the introduction of beads and beadwork into
Xhosa culture , the diviners . . . chose white beads matching the white ochre .
They believed that white beads had cleansing and purifying powers called
inkanyiso .
Page 862
95 Bomvana : barter cattle for beads ' In the afternoon I took a ride to a kraal &
procured one cow for beads . p . 96 Bomvana : barter cattle for beads Nothing
more . p . 104 note 54 Mpondo , Xhosa : trade ' Faco ' s country may be
considered ...
95 Bomvana : barter cattle for beads ' In the afternoon I took a ride to a kraal &
procured one cow for beads . p . 96 Bomvana : barter cattle for beads Nothing
more . p . 104 note 54 Mpondo , Xhosa : trade ' Faco ' s country may be
considered ...
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