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... Sometimes below one knee a garter of fine beads . ' p . 89 ' Kaffir ' : cicatrization ' The women principally indulge in this practice and the favourite spots for it are the breasts and arms , also sometimes the face - the shoulders in ...
... Sometimes below one knee a garter of fine beads . ' p . 89 ' Kaffir ' : cicatrization ' The women principally indulge in this practice and the favourite spots for it are the breasts and arms , also sometimes the face - the shoulders in ...
Page 682
... sometimes flat , sometimes raised keloids , in parallel rows ( Pl . 108 : 9 ) . They run vertically and sometimes horizon- tally . They usually run down the centre of the body from the throat , but sometimes on shoulders , arms , and ...
... sometimes flat , sometimes raised keloids , in parallel rows ( Pl . 108 : 9 ) . They run vertically and sometimes horizon- tally . They usually run down the centre of the body from the throat , but sometimes on shoulders , arms , and ...
Page 751
... Sometimes a plain bowl is decorated with brass , copper or zinc applique , fixed on with tiny metal tacks , or sometimes patterns are inlaid with melted lead ( Pl . 114 : 1 , 4 ) , which was run into previously prepared incisions while ...
... Sometimes a plain bowl is decorated with brass , copper or zinc applique , fixed on with tiny metal tacks , or sometimes patterns are inlaid with melted lead ( Pl . 114 : 1 , 4 ) , which was run into previously prepared incisions while ...
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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