Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 757
... circumcision , burial Xhosa : circumcision tool ' To perform the operation of circumcision nothing more is necessary than a sharp piece of iron in the form of a blade of a knife . ' p . 174 Xhosa : burial ' The Kaffers differ also very ...
... circumcision , burial Xhosa : circumcision tool ' To perform the operation of circumcision nothing more is necessary than a sharp piece of iron in the form of a blade of a knife . ' p . 174 Xhosa : burial ' The Kaffers differ also very ...
Page 784
... circumcision Xhosa : dressing for wound ' The Xosas use the dried scales of the bulb [ Boophone disticha Herb , iswadi or incwadi ] as an outer dressing for circumcision . . . . It should be noted that Tutin found that the outer layers ...
... circumcision Xhosa : dressing for wound ' The Xosas use the dried scales of the bulb [ Boophone disticha Herb , iswadi or incwadi ] as an outer dressing for circumcision . . . . It should be noted that Tutin found that the outer layers ...
Page 791
p . 52 Bhaca : circumcision ' An interesting phenomenon is the adoption of circumcision ceremonies under the influence of the nearby Hlubi , especially in locations bordering on Kinira and Ncome and the Matatiele boundary , e.g. ...
p . 52 Bhaca : circumcision ' An interesting phenomenon is the adoption of circumcision ceremonies under the influence of the nearby Hlubi , especially in locations bordering on Kinira and Ncome and the Matatiele boundary , e.g. ...
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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