Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 472
... leather which is fastened round the loins is decorated with small brass rings . One sees more karosses among the Kaffers here , and the women have many brass buttons on theirs and pretty leather caps on their heads trimmed with white ...
... leather which is fastened round the loins is decorated with small brass rings . One sees more karosses among the Kaffers here , and the women have many brass buttons on theirs and pretty leather caps on their heads trimmed with white ...
Page 526
... Leather penis - sheath , ' Penisfutteral der Kaffern ' ; no data ( Ratzel 1894 2 : 81 ) . 5. ingxiba of leather , c . 500 mm , Xhosa ; Qwaninga , Willowvale , 1948 . 6. incitsho woven of grass , 43 mm . Bhaca ; Lugangeni , Mt. Frere ...
... Leather penis - sheath , ' Penisfutteral der Kaffern ' ; no data ( Ratzel 1894 2 : 81 ) . 5. ingxiba of leather , c . 500 mm , Xhosa ; Qwaninga , Willowvale , 1948 . 6. incitsho woven of grass , 43 mm . Bhaca ; Lugangeni , Mt. Frere ...
Page 678
... leather belt with one side covered with beadwork , buttons or brass studs . A plain leather belt may be worn instead . All these are worn round the waist , often several at a time . In addition there is a type of girdle worn by women ...
... leather belt with one side covered with beadwork , buttons or brass studs . A plain leather belt may be worn instead . All these are worn round the waist , often several at a time . In addition there is a type of girdle worn by women ...
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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