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... Thembu the white sheepskins used for an initiate's cloak were prepared by his father and sewn by his mother . The ... Thembu man and woman , showing cloak with decorated panel at back . ( Gardiner 1836. ) Fig . 9. Thembu herd - boys ...
... Thembu the white sheepskins used for an initiate's cloak were prepared by his father and sewn by his mother . The ... Thembu man and woman , showing cloak with decorated panel at back . ( Gardiner 1836. ) Fig . 9. Thembu herd - boys ...
Page 332
... Thembu example is made up of the pelts of many different animals , including wild - cat ( F. S. Malan Museum , Fort Hare : Hamilton Welsh Collection 617 , Cofimvaba , 1937 ) . The choice of skin for diviners ' clothing was often ...
... Thembu example is made up of the pelts of many different animals , including wild - cat ( F. S. Malan Museum , Fort Hare : Hamilton Welsh Collection 617 , Cofimvaba , 1937 ) . The choice of skin for diviners ' clothing was often ...
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... Thembu women . These were cut and sewn to a semicircular flare ( Fig . 19A - C ) , achieved either by joining a number of tapered panels as in the case of two Thembu skirts ( NASKO 35/492 , Xalanga , 1935 ; SAM - 9584 , Encobo , 1969 ) ...
... Thembu women . These were cut and sewn to a semicircular flare ( Fig . 19A - C ) , achieved either by joining a number of tapered panels as in the case of two Thembu skirts ( NASKO 35/492 , Xalanga , 1935 ; SAM - 9584 , Encobo , 1969 ) ...
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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