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Page 575
... intonjane dress ' At dusk the girls return . The intonjane and her attendant gather firewood on the way home . When they come home the intonjane's hair is shaved . For a week she wears a handkerchief tied low over her forehead and a ...
... intonjane dress ' At dusk the girls return . The intonjane and her attendant gather firewood on the way home . When they come home the intonjane's hair is shaved . For a week she wears a handkerchief tied low over her forehead and a ...
Page 695
... intonjane chews the roots of umgqungu ( Tambookie grass ) and smears her face and body with her saliva and the juice of the chewed root . The roots , used green , are a strong bleaching agent . This is said by some informants to be the ...
... intonjane chews the roots of umgqungu ( Tambookie grass ) and smears her face and body with her saliva and the juice of the chewed root . The roots , used green , are a strong bleaching agent . This is said by some informants to be the ...
Page 700
... intonjane ' The girl secluded is called intonjane , and she is not allowed to use any body paint during this time . As often as she likes , she washes herself with a decoction of ungqungu ( Tambookie grass ) roots in water . The ...
... intonjane ' The girl secluded is called intonjane , and she is not allowed to use any body paint during this time . As often as she likes , she washes herself with a decoction of ungqungu ( Tambookie grass ) roots in water . The ...
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