Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 795
... initiation ' The Cape Nguni generally are unusual among South African Bantu in that they do not have a system of age regiments into which all adult males , and often females , are organized on the attainment of adulthood . Among the ...
... initiation ' The Cape Nguni generally are unusual among South African Bantu in that they do not have a system of age regiments into which all adult males , and often females , are organized on the attainment of adulthood . Among the ...
Page 799
... initiation ritual for youths . These boys , on reaching manhood , . . . undergo circumcision at the hands of an ... initiation ceremonies . ' 1968 Holt ( 1969 ) pp . 92–96 , 100 , 104 , 112 , 117 , 120 , 121 , 126 , 155 , 256 , 276 p ...
... initiation ritual for youths . These boys , on reaching manhood , . . . undergo circumcision at the hands of an ... initiation ceremonies . ' 1968 Holt ( 1969 ) pp . 92–96 , 100 , 104 , 112 , 117 , 120 , 121 , 126 , 155 , 256 , 276 p ...
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... initiation General : girls ' initiation Nothing more . P. 18 Bhaca , Xesibe , Mpondo : circumcision ' Male initiation , involving circumcision , seems to have been universal for- merly but is no longer performed by Bhaca , Xesibe and ...
... initiation General : girls ' initiation Nothing more . P. 18 Bhaca , Xesibe , Mpondo : circumcision ' Male initiation , involving circumcision , seems to have been universal for- merly but is no longer performed by Bhaca , Xesibe and ...
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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