Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 352
... ( Bergville , 1969 ) . Sheepskin was gen- erally used with the wool retained . Further softening treatment involved various substances such as sour milk or beer dregs , or the crushed kernels of umtunduluku ( Ximenia caffra ) or inhlakuva ...
... ( Bergville , 1969 ) . Sheepskin was gen- erally used with the wool retained . Further softening treatment involved various substances such as sour milk or beer dregs , or the crushed kernels of umtunduluku ( Ximenia caffra ) or inhlakuva ...
Page 353
... ( Bergville , 1969 ) . Practitioners Most of the processes of skin - dressing were carried out by men ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 273 ; Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 43 ) and , at the time when skins were commonly used for clothing and other ...
... ( Bergville , 1969 ) . Practitioners Most of the processes of skin - dressing were carried out by men ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 273 ; Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 43 ) and , at the time when skins were commonly used for clothing and other ...
Page 356
... Bergville area in 1969 made blankets or cloaks of rock - rabbit ( imbila ) skins sewn together . The pelts were supplied by himself or by the prospective owner . Southern Natal Cattle - hide cloaks , iziphuku , used in this area were ...
... Bergville area in 1969 made blankets or cloaks of rock - rabbit ( imbila ) skins sewn together . The pelts were supplied by himself or by the prospective owner . Southern Natal Cattle - hide cloaks , iziphuku , used in this area were ...
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animals antelope skin assegais baby-slings back-apron beads Bergville Bhaca blankets breast-covering Bryant cattle hide ceremonial occasions chiefs cleaned CLOTHING AND ORNAMENT colour covering decorated Delegorgue 1847 Dennilton Dingane diviners Doke & Vilakazi Duggan-Cronin collection eastern Cape fringes Fynn garment goat goatskin Groblersdal hair head-dress headband king King William's Town Krige Kropf Kuper leopard leopard skin loin-coverings Mankaiana Marwick McGregor Museum Mfengu NASKO Natal Natal Nguni Nebo nineteenth century Nongoma Northern Transvaal Ndebele oxhide oxtail panels pegged PENIS-SHEATHS recorded rubbed Samuelson 1929 sandals scraped sewing sewn Shaka shape sheepskin skin skin cloaks skin skirts skin-dressing skin-working skins and hides small shield softened Sotho Southern Nguni area Southern Transvaal strips Swazi Swaziland tails Terms Thembu thongs Transkei Tugela Ferry twisted unsoftened hides waist waistband Warmelo warriors wearing Webb & Wright Weiss Whisks woman wore worn by women wrapped Xhosa Xhosa and Thembu Zimbabwe Zulu