Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58The Museum, 1974 - Natural history |
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... side by side and joined at intervals by twining with bark fibre , sisal cord or , in former days , sinew thread . The Hottentot technique of sewing through the sedge was also used . It does not appear to be used now but was seen at one ...
... side by side and joined at intervals by twining with bark fibre , sisal cord or , in former days , sinew thread . The Hottentot technique of sewing through the sedge was also used . It does not appear to be used now but was seen at one ...
Page 180
it applied to the flesh side only , while the hairy side was merely wetted and covered with fresh dung . When wet the skin was stretched taut . The flesh side was then scraped and pared evenly with an adze or axe blade until the roots ...
it applied to the flesh side only , while the hairy side was merely wetted and covered with fresh dung . When wet the skin was stretched taut . The flesh side was then scraped and pared evenly with an adze or axe blade until the roots ...
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... side to support the back of the head uppermost , and three or four of the smaller lateral branches cut short to form ... side of the door as you enter ( the women's side ) are . . . a wooden pillow , a roll of sleeping mats . . . on the ...
... side to support the back of the head uppermost , and three or four of the smaller lateral branches cut short to form ... side of the door as you enter ( the women's side ) are . . . a wooden pillow , a roll of sleeping mats . . . on the ...
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plates and 1 textfigure | 104 |
Pottery | 127 |
Woodcarving | 140 |
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