Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 318
... animals were abundant throughout the area occupied by the Nguni and a wide range of species was exploited for meat and hides . The grasslands fringed by subtropical forests in the eastern Cape , Natal and Swaziland , and the savannahs ...
... animals were abundant throughout the area occupied by the Nguni and a wide range of species was exploited for meat and hides . The grasslands fringed by subtropical forests in the eastern Cape , Natal and Swaziland , and the savannahs ...
Page 319
... animals diminished as the amount of natural cover shrank with the creation of farmlands , while in those areas grazed by domestic animals the game was unable to live on the unpalatable types of replacement vegetation . The beginning of ...
... animals diminished as the amount of natural cover shrank with the creation of farmlands , while in those areas grazed by domestic animals the game was unable to live on the unpalatable types of replacement vegetation . The beginning of ...
Page 344
... animals and feathers from a variety of birds formed part of a diviner's costume . The choice of animal or bird was usually revealed to the diviner in a dream and was thereafter associated with the calling of the spirits . In general ...
... animals and feathers from a variety of birds formed part of a diviner's costume . The choice of animal or bird was usually revealed to the diviner in a dream and was thereafter associated with the calling of the spirits . In general ...
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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