Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... Bhaca diviner by Duggan - Cronin ( Fig . 16 ) . A hide headband to which the long wings of the blue crane were attached , was worn only by Xhosa warriors whose bravery had been recognized by the chief . This distinctive isindwe head ...
... Bhaca diviner by Duggan - Cronin ( Fig . 16 ) . A hide headband to which the long wings of the blue crane were attached , was worn only by Xhosa warriors whose bravery had been recognized by the chief . This distinctive isindwe head ...
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... Bhaca men continued to wear a penis - sheath under trousers because they felt ' naked ' without it ( Hammond - Tooke 1958 : 17 ) . Penis - sheaths ( Fig . 17 ) were made from many different kinds of skin , including that of intestine or ...
... Bhaca men continued to wear a penis - sheath under trousers because they felt ' naked ' without it ( Hammond - Tooke 1958 : 17 ) . Penis - sheaths ( Fig . 17 ) were made from many different kinds of skin , including that of intestine or ...
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... Bhaca men ( Kohler 1933 : 20 ) . Young girls of marriageable age wore a padded soft skin headband , umgokoloza , on the forehead to keep their dressed hair out of their eyes ( Kohler 1933 : 100 , 101 ) . A soft piece of goatskin was ...
... Bhaca men ( Kohler 1933 : 20 ) . Young girls of marriageable age wore a padded soft skin headband , umgokoloza , on the forehead to keep their dressed hair out of their eyes ( Kohler 1933 : 100 , 101 ) . A soft piece of goatskin was ...
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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