Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 318
... skins and hides obtained from livestock and game in order to meet their needs for clothing , ornaments and utensils . At the beginning of the nineteenth century , indigenous animals were abundant throughout the area occupied by the ...
... skins and hides obtained from livestock and game in order to meet their needs for clothing , ornaments and utensils . At the beginning of the nineteenth century , indigenous animals were abundant throughout the area occupied by the ...
Page 353
... skins were commonly used for clothing and other domestic purposes , it is likely that most men knew and practised the techniques . There was , however , some ... SKINS AND HIDES CLOTHING AND SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 353.
... skins were commonly used for clothing and other domestic purposes , it is likely that most men knew and practised the techniques . There was , however , some ... SKINS AND HIDES CLOTHING AND SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 353.
Page 397
... skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the 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 ...
... skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the 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 ...
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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