Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 833
... played upon with the fingers . The string is made of thread ( usinga ) , D Mp ( X- , Mp - Kirby ) ( T - Makalima ) ( X - Plant ) . 2. string made of horse - tail hair , Bh 1034 inqomfiya 1. ( Em ) = uhadi ( musical bow ) , D. 2. not ...
... played upon with the fingers . The string is made of thread ( usinga ) , D Mp ( X- , Mp - Kirby ) ( T - Makalima ) ( X - Plant ) . 2. string made of horse - tail hair , Bh 1034 inqomfiya 1. ( Em ) = uhadi ( musical bow ) , D. 2. not ...
Page 838
... played at night and to soothe people to sleep . The same names , uhadi in the west and ugumpu in the east , are ... played by girls . East Mpondo informants , while they admitted the word inkinge , gave the name ugwalu to a bow of the ...
... played at night and to soothe people to sleep . The same names , uhadi in the west and ugumpu in the east , are ... played by girls . East Mpondo informants , while they admitted the word inkinge , gave the name ugwalu to a bow of the ...
Page 844
... 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 played only by the Gonaqua Hottentots who had been absorbed by the Xhosa , but 25 years ...
... 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 played only by the Gonaqua Hottentots who had been absorbed by the Xhosa , but 25 years ...
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