Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58, Issue 4The Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 520
The people further east were first described much later , and seem to show , for
women ' s clothing at least , differences in more than style . Long proximity and
exposure to the same influences brought about considerable uniformity west of
the ...
The people further east were first described much later , and seem to show , for
women ' s clothing at least , differences in more than style . Long proximity and
exposure to the same influences brought about considerable uniformity west of
the ...
Page 546
This was a narrow and heavily beaded skin bag , which Wood stated was used
by wives of chiefs and wealthy men , in preference to the sling described above .
What he describes and depicts is in fact one of the beaded caps worn ...
This was a narrow and heavily beaded skin bag , which Wood stated was used
by wives of chiefs and wealthy men , in preference to the sling described above .
What he describes and depicts is in fact one of the beaded caps worn ...
Page 548
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 thin twists ,
hanging down almost to the shoulders at the back , and in front arranged over a ...
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 thin twists ,
hanging down almost to the shoulders at the back , and in front arranged over a ...
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Contents
Personal and general | 449 |
Toilet and personal accessories | 684 |
Hemp and tobacco | 714 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58, Issue 4 Annals of the South African Museum, South African Museum |
| Contributor | South African Museum |
| Publisher | The Museum, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 9 Dec 2009 |
| ISBN | 0868130761, 9780868130767 |
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