Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58, Issue 4The Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 459
The woman ' s cloak is in the middle fastened to the body by means of a girdle of
leather , the upper part is reflected and hangs down , leaving the upper part of the
body naked , but if the woman has a young child she places it on her back ...
The woman ' s cloak is in the middle fastened to the body by means of a girdle of
leather , the upper part is reflected and hangs down , leaving the upper part of the
body naked , but if the woman has a young child she places it on her back ...
Page 579
Divination by means of bone - throwing is not a Bhaca custom , although it
appears to be practised to - day by a few diviners , and communion with the
amathongo is established by means of trances accompanied by dancing . '
Bhaca : feast of ...
Divination by means of bone - throwing is not a Bhaca custom , although it
appears to be practised to - day by a few diviners , and communion with the
amathongo is established by means of trances accompanied by dancing . '
Bhaca : feast of ...
Page 861
The quantity of ivory brought down in the course of a few months furnished
demonstrative evidence that the country beyond was by no means so poor as
many had been disposed to think . It was at first apprehended that the door being
thrown ...
The quantity of ivory brought down in the course of a few months furnished
demonstrative evidence that the country beyond was by no means so poor as
many had been disposed to think . It was at first apprehended that the door being
thrown ...
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