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... Mpondo , Xesibe and Bhaca . In all areas the cutting and sewing of certain special garments , such as the leopard - skin cloak worn only by chiefs , was done by appointed craftsmen . When cut to the appropriate shape the skin was ...
... Mpondo , Xesibe and Bhaca . In all areas the cutting and sewing of certain special garments , such as the leopard - skin cloak worn only by chiefs , was done by appointed craftsmen . When cut to the appropriate shape the skin was ...
Page 331
... Mpondo , who were said to wear unadorned simple cloaks ( Bain 1829 : 103 ) . Children wore skin cloaks that were diminutive unornamented versions of those worn by adults . Sheepskin cloaks , with the wool inwards , were worn by herd ...
... Mpondo , who were said to wear unadorned simple cloaks ( Bain 1829 : 103 ) . Children wore skin cloaks that were diminutive unornamented versions of those worn by adults . Sheepskin cloaks , with the wool inwards , were worn by herd ...
Page 343
... Mpondo and Bhaca women wore skirts that consisted of two pieces of goatskin wrapped around the body so that the back skirt overlapped the front . The skirt was supported at the waist by a girdle . A special ' skirt ' or kilt , imithika ...
... Mpondo and Bhaca women wore skirts that consisted of two pieces of goatskin wrapped around the body so that the back skirt overlapped the front . The skirt was supported at the waist by a girdle . A special ' skirt ' or kilt , imithika ...
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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