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... ( Kropf 1915 ) . The skin of a goat , slaughtered as a ritual offering to the ancestors on the birth of a baby , was used to make an imbeleko sling ( Fig . 6 ) for carrying the child on the mother's back . It was believed that the well ...
... ( Kropf 1915 ) . The skin of a goat , slaughtered as a ritual offering to the ancestors on the birth of a baby , was used to make an imbeleko sling ( Fig . 6 ) for carrying the child on the mother's back . It was believed that the well ...
Page 347
... ( Kropf 1915 ) . Quivers for spears were made from unsoftened hide shaped and sewn to form a cylinder , usually between 300 mm and 700 mm in length ( Shaw & Van Warmelo 1981 : 326 ) . The base was closed either by sewing the edges ...
... ( Kropf 1915 ) . Quivers for spears were made from unsoftened hide shaped and sewn to form a cylinder , usually between 300 mm and 700 mm in length ( Shaw & Van Warmelo 1981 : 326 ) . The base was closed either by sewing the edges ...
Page 349
... ( Kropf 1915 ) . Goatskins were used for making the air - bags of bellows used by metal smiths . Moodie ( 1835 : 258 ) described the bellows as consisting of two goatskins joined at the neck ends to a tuyère , through which the air passed ...
... ( Kropf 1915 ) . Goatskins were used for making the air - bags of bellows used by metal smiths . Moodie ( 1835 : 258 ) described the bellows as consisting of two goatskins joined at the neck ends to a tuyère , through which the air passed ...
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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