Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 626
... grass ornaments ' Like other Amapondas , they wear bands of platted grass about their loins , wrists , and arms , and take snuff , but do not smoke . ' 1836-44 Döhne ( 1844 ) pp . 38 , 42 p . 38 Xhosa : brass and grass ornaments Xhosa ...
... grass ornaments ' Like other Amapondas , they wear bands of platted grass about their loins , wrists , and arms , and take snuff , but do not smoke . ' 1836-44 Döhne ( 1844 ) pp . 38 , 42 p . 38 Xhosa : brass and grass ornaments Xhosa ...
Page 653
... grass , used to plait armlet called injica , T 860 injica 1. stalk of grass ; armlet plaited from it , DX . 2. armlet plaited from four stalks of imbica grass , worn by girls and boys , T. 3. species of grass , c . 60 cm tall , found in ...
... grass , used to plait armlet called injica , T 860 injica 1. stalk of grass ; armlet plaited from it , DX . 2. armlet plaited from four stalks of imbica grass , worn by girls and boys , T. 3. species of grass , c . 60 cm tall , found in ...
Page 735
... grass and pushes it through the stem to clean it . The grass comes out thick with a strong - smelling black pipe oil and many women suck this off the grass and eat it . ' p . 65 Figure . p . 95 Xhosa : woman's pipe Xhosa : smoking ( At ...
... grass and pushes it through the stem to clean it . The grass comes out thick with a strong - smelling black pipe oil and many women suck this off the grass and eat it . ' p . 65 Figure . p . 95 Xhosa : woman's pipe Xhosa : smoking ( At ...
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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