Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58The Museum, 1974 - Natural history |
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Page 286
... weapons Xhosa : spears , stones ' The enemy throwed down assegais and immense stones upon their assailants , and that with such effect as to repulse them . . . . p . 141 Fingo : shields , spears Nothing more . ( 1836 ) Martin p . 157 ...
... weapons Xhosa : spears , stones ' The enemy throwed down assegais and immense stones upon their assailants , and that with such effect as to repulse them . . . . p . 141 Fingo : shields , spears Nothing more . ( 1836 ) Martin p . 157 ...
Page 320
... weapon . Weapons were and are still kept at the back of the hut , on the men's side . They were leant against the wall or put on top of it , or stuck in the roof so that women should not step over them , and they should be ready to hand ...
... weapon . Weapons were and are still kept at the back of the hut , on the men's side . They were leant against the wall or put on top of it , or stuck in the roof so that women should not step over them , and they should be ready to hand ...
Page 321
... weapons of their own . Other authors were evidently describing boys ' weapons which were and still are fairly commonly used in hunting birds and other small creatures . Xhosa , Thembu and western Mpondo informants in 1955 said that they ...
... weapons of their own . Other authors were evidently describing boys ' weapons which were and still are fairly commonly used in hunting birds and other small creatures . Xhosa , Thembu and western Mpondo informants in 1955 said that they ...
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Woodcarving | 140 |
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