Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58The Museum, 1974 - Natural history |
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Page 257
... Bhaca : stock ' Medicines are used to ensure the health of stock . Large herds are still the index of wealth . . . . ' 1949-62 Hammond - Tooke ( 1962 ) pp . 14 , 21-24 , 149 p . 14 Bhaca : domestic animals Bhaca : value of cattle ' For the ...
... Bhaca : stock ' Medicines are used to ensure the health of stock . Large herds are still the index of wealth . . . . ' 1949-62 Hammond - Tooke ( 1962 ) pp . 14 , 21-24 , 149 p . 14 Bhaca : domestic animals Bhaca : value of cattle ' For the ...
Page 258
... Bhaca : importance of cattle ' Bhaca love their cattle and they are the dominant interest in a man's life . Formerly they provided the only means of acquiring wealth in a society without a cash economy and in which personal property was ...
... Bhaca : importance of cattle ' Bhaca love their cattle and they are the dominant interest in a man's life . Formerly they provided the only means of acquiring wealth in a society without a cash economy and in which personal property was ...
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... Bhaca : implements Bhaca : fire - sticks ' Early on the Wednesday morning the inyanga yempi kindles the sacred fire . This must not be lit with matches but in the traditional manner by using fire - sticks called uvatsi . A piece of the ...
... Bhaca : implements Bhaca : fire - sticks ' Early on the Wednesday morning the inyanga yempi kindles the sacred fire . This must not be lit with matches but in the traditional manner by using fire - sticks called uvatsi . A piece of the ...
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Pottery | 127 |
Woodcarving | 140 |
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