Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 285 ) . His izimbongi or praise - singers also wore cattle - hide loin - coverings shaped like women's skirts and reaching to the knees ( Webb & Wright 1979 : 177 ; 1982 : 87 ) . Diviners in the early twentieth ...
... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 285 ) . His izimbongi or praise - singers also wore cattle - hide loin - coverings shaped like women's skirts and reaching to the knees ( Webb & Wright 1979 : 177 ; 1982 : 87 ) . Diviners in the early twentieth ...
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... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 285 ) , that is , about 150 cm long by 90 cm wide ( Holden [ 1866 ] 1963 : 250 ; Delegorgue 1847 : 220 ) . After Cetshwayo's battle for succession in 1856 , a slightly shorter shield ( umbumbuluzo ) , which was ...
... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 285 ) , that is , about 150 cm long by 90 cm wide ( Holden [ 1866 ] 1963 : 250 ; Delegorgue 1847 : 220 ) . After Cetshwayo's battle for succession in 1856 , a slightly shorter shield ( umbumbuluzo ) , which was ...
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... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . Cattle captured from the enemy were sorted according to colour and allotted to the vari- ous regiments to use as food and to provide shields of appropriate colouring ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . It ...
... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . Cattle captured from the enemy were sorted according to colour and allotted to the vari- ous regiments to use as food and to provide shields of appropriate colouring ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . It ...
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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