Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58The Museum, 1974 - Natural history |
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Page 167
... hide again tightly , and rub them with the jagged edges of the aloe leaf . When doing this they often throw milk on the hide in which ashes have been infused . This makes the hide soft and pliant . ' 1824-5 Smith pp . 259 , 271 , 273 ...
... hide again tightly , and rub them with the jagged edges of the aloe leaf . When doing this they often throw milk on the hide in which ashes have been infused . This makes the hide soft and pliant . ' 1824-5 Smith pp . 259 , 271 , 273 ...
Page 175
... hide is passed on to the women who treat it as follows : ( a ) The hide is again moistened and rubbed with a granite stone on the flesh side . This done , the hide is stretched on a wooden frame , as by the men , and scraped with dried ...
... hide is passed on to the women who treat it as follows : ( a ) The hide is again moistened and rubbed with a granite stone on the flesh side . This done , the hide is stretched on a wooden frame , as by the men , and scraped with dried ...
Page 176
... hide are removed , the hide trampled and rubbed . It is now ready for the making of a cloak or a kaross . ' pp . 113-15 Nothing more . P. 116 Xhosa : modern times " The manufacture of skin garments has virtually disappeared among the ...
... hide are removed , the hide trampled and rubbed . It is now ready for the making of a cloak or a kaross . ' pp . 113-15 Nothing more . P. 116 Xhosa : modern times " The manufacture of skin garments has virtually disappeared among the ...
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plates and 1 textfigure | 104 |
Pottery | 127 |
Woodcarving | 140 |
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