Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 541
... pieces , one front and two back , of a thinner material than blanket or sheeting . The two back pieces hung open to show the front piece ( Pl . 87 : 3 , 4 ) . In 1955 , Xesibe women at Gugweni store said that there were four pieces ...
... pieces , one front and two back , of a thinner material than blanket or sheeting . The two back pieces hung open to show the front piece ( Pl . 87 : 3 , 4 ) . In 1955 , Xesibe women at Gugweni store said that there were four pieces ...
Page 735
... piece for his pipes . Such mouth pieces are usually made from sneezewood , umthathi , by the customer himself on acquiring the pipe . A sneezewood twig is bored with an awl , isilanda , along the pith . One end of it is pointed to fit ...
... piece for his pipes . Such mouth pieces are usually made from sneezewood , umthathi , by the customer himself on acquiring the pipe . A sneezewood twig is bored with an awl , isilanda , along the pith . One end of it is pointed to fit ...
Page 838
... piece of tambookie grass , which is held between stave and string . Mpondo cut the stick roughly flat on one side to provide the necessary friction . According to Kirby the two - piece stave is the Xhosa variety , umrubhe , and the one - ...
... piece of tambookie grass , which is held between stave and string . Mpondo cut the stick roughly flat on one side to provide the necessary friction . According to Kirby the two - piece stave is the Xhosa variety , umrubhe , and the one - ...
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