Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58, Issue 4The Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 838
This instrument is used to accompany the voice , and is played mostly by women
and girls , though men and boys do play it too , particularly in Pondoland . It is
said to be played at night and to soothe people to sleep . The same names ,
uhadi ...
This instrument is used to accompany the voice , and is played mostly by women
and girls , though men and boys do play it too , particularly in Pondoland . It is
said to be played at night and to soothe people to sleep . The same names ,
uhadi ...
Page 844
This is a solo instrument played for the enjoyment of the player . All the records
indicate that it was played only by men . The gora is an instrument of the Khoikhoi
( Hottentots ) , but has been adopted by other groups . According to Alberti it was
...
This is a solo instrument played for the enjoyment of the player . All the records
indicate that it was played only by men . The gora is an instrument of the Khoikhoi
( Hottentots ) , but has been adopted by other groups . According to Alberti it was
...
Page 856
Several games are played with stones or pellets of dried clay . One ( - phuca ) is
like five - stones , another ( unocweba ) like hopscotch . Ropes of fibre or thong
are used for skipping ( ugquphu ) or swinging ( umjingo ) . Xesibe informants
were ...
Several games are played with stones or pellets of dried clay . One ( - phuca ) is
like five - stones , another ( unocweba ) like hopscotch . Ropes of fibre or thong
are used for skipping ( ugquphu ) or swinging ( umjingo ) . Xesibe informants
were ...
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