Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 631
... ivory , metal ornaments Xhosa : ivory arm - band ' I saw a Kafir on this day get wounded , and directly he fell , he set to work to smash his ivory armlet against the stones . I have seen this done twice . They are very jealous of these ...
... ivory , metal ornaments Xhosa : ivory arm - band ' I saw a Kafir on this day get wounded , and directly he fell , he set to work to smash his ivory armlet against the stones . I have seen this done twice . They are very jealous of these ...
Page 660
... ivory rings on the upper arm , but do not mention any special significance . Bain's sketch of a Xesibe chief and of the Mpondo chief Faku's son show what appear to be ivory arm - rings . There is only the word umxhaxa in the vocabulary ...
... ivory rings on the upper arm , but do not mention any special significance . Bain's sketch of a Xesibe chief and of the Mpondo chief Faku's son show what appear to be ivory arm - rings . There is only the word umxhaxa in the vocabulary ...
Page 862
... ivory for beads ' I received a message from Mr. B. requesting me to come to the waggons without delay , as he could not supply the natives with beads fast enough in exchange for ivory . . . . I soon reached the waggons & found them ...
... ivory for beads ' I received a message from Mr. B. requesting me to come to the waggons without delay , as he could not supply the natives with beads fast enough in exchange for ivory . . . . I soon reached the waggons & found them ...
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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