Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 69
Page 638
... customs too old to be traced , was ( a custom ) greatly in vogue among young folk , both youths and maidens . This ornamentation was so executed that it would be uniform ( on those participating ) in the night party , wedding dance , or ...
... customs too old to be traced , was ( a custom ) greatly in vogue among young folk , both youths and maidens . This ornamentation was so executed that it would be uniform ( on those participating ) in the night party , wedding dance , or ...
Page 697
... custom of using red clay practised among the Bushmen , for they invaded this country during the times when it was still inhabited by those Bushmen , who were in conflict with the Hottentots over it .... It is quite clear that though ...
... custom of using red clay practised among the Bushmen , for they invaded this country during the times when it was still inhabited by those Bushmen , who were in conflict with the Hottentots over it .... It is quite clear that though ...
Page 698
... custom . Ochre is used in three shades : the " kaffir ochre " , which is the bright red most commonly seen ; the " Fingo ochre " , which is a much darker red , used by the Fingo tribes ; and a yellow ochre which has become fashionable ...
... custom . Ochre is used in three shades : the " kaffir ochre " , which is the bright red most commonly seen ; the " Fingo ochre " , which is a much darker red , used by the Fingo tribes ; and a yellow ochre which has become fashionable ...
Contents
Personal and general | 449 |
Costume and insignia | 558 |
Ornament | 606 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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