Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 319
... Nguni . This drastically reduced the possibilities for the free movement of Nguni groups to unoccupied areas according to the cyclical availability of grazing and the requirements of cereal cultivation . In the south of the Nguni area ...
... Nguni . This drastically reduced the possibilities for the free movement of Nguni groups to unoccupied areas according to the cyclical availability of grazing and the requirements of cereal cultivation . In the south of the Nguni area ...
Page 397
... Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ceremonial dress , as well as unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields . From the early nineteenth century onwards , however , the effects of ...
... Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ceremonial dress , as well as unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields . From the early nineteenth century onwards , however , the effects of ...
Page 399
... Nguni area cannot be answered with any precision . The early material culture of both Xhosa and Thembu seems to have had elements in common with that of the Khoikhoi . Simi- larities in details of dress and in the use of certain ...
... Nguni area cannot be answered with any precision . The early material culture of both Xhosa and Thembu seems to have had elements in common with that of the Khoikhoi . Simi- larities in details of dress and in the use of certain ...
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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