Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 579
... goat gallbladders are attached . For everyday wear the female novice binds a white cloth or handkerchief low over her forehead in the hlonipha custom of the young bride . The only ornament worn is a necklace of medicinal herbs threaded ...
... goat gallbladders are attached . For everyday wear the female novice binds a white cloth or handkerchief low over her forehead in the hlonipha custom of the young bride . The only ornament worn is a necklace of medicinal herbs threaded ...
Page 777
... goat in ritual ' The goat is par excellence the creature used in sacrifice ; this explains why goats are so universally reared and why they are kept in country that seems far better adapted for sheep . Goats must be at hand for the ...
... goat in ritual ' The goat is par excellence the creature used in sacrifice ; this explains why goats are so universally reared and why they are kept in country that seems far better adapted for sheep . Goats must be at hand for the ...
Page 929
... goat 602 antelope 550 , 712 baboon 179 , 591 , 592 blesbok 588 bluebuck 178 , 745 bushbuck 178 , 550 , 600 cat 538 , 588 , 591 duiker 178 goat 178 , 529 , 540 , 541 , 556 , 592 , 596 , 680 , 712 , 713 , 745 genet 745 hyaena 179 , 591 ...
... goat 602 antelope 550 , 712 baboon 179 , 591 , 592 blesbok 588 bluebuck 178 , 745 bushbuck 178 , 550 , 600 cat 538 , 588 , 591 duiker 178 goat 178 , 529 , 540 , 541 , 556 , 592 , 596 , 680 , 712 , 713 , 745 genet 745 hyaena 179 , 591 ...
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Personal and general | 449 |
Costume and insignia | 558 |
Ornament | 606 |
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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