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... Nebo ( 1972 ) , and Dennilton ( 1983 ) . The published sources consulted gave no information on skin - dressing techniques . Drying The flayed skin was soaked overnight , then pegged out to dry with the flesh side up . Cleaning The ...
... Nebo ( 1972 ) , and Dennilton ( 1983 ) . The published sources consulted gave no information on skin - dressing techniques . Drying The flayed skin was soaked overnight , then pegged out to dry with the flesh side up . Cleaning The ...
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... ( Nebo , 1972 ) . For ceremonies , senior men wore an umqhele , a Zulu - style padded otter - skin headband , with wild - cat skin ear - flaps ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Male initiates wore caps made of red rock - rabbit ( rooihaas ) skin ( Weiss ...
... ( Nebo , 1972 ) . For ceremonies , senior men wore an umqhele , a Zulu - style padded otter - skin headband , with wild - cat skin ear - flaps ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Male initiates wore caps made of red rock - rabbit ( rooihaas ) skin ( Weiss ...
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... ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Term : sihlangu - shield ( Nebo , 1972 ) . SHIELDS Small oval shields were made of ox- or cowhide , chosen for particular colouring ( Nebo , 1972 ) , and were supported by a stick decorated at the tip with furry skin ...
... ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Term : sihlangu - shield ( Nebo , 1972 ) . SHIELDS Small oval shields were made of ox- or cowhide , chosen for particular colouring ( Nebo , 1972 ) , and were supported by a stick decorated at the tip with furry skin ...
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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