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Page 355
... leather or other cover- ing worn by women to cover the breasts and abdomen when first married or when pregnant ; isidiya - skin covering for concealing the breasts ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . A supple covering of antelope skin ...
... leather or other cover- ing worn by women to cover the breasts and abdomen when first married or when pregnant ; isidiya - skin covering for concealing the breasts ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . A supple covering of antelope skin ...
Page 388
... antelope - skin insertions . Chiefs ' cloaks were of leopard , lion , rhebuck or reedbuck skins ( Weiss 1963 : 63 ) . The shape was roughly semicircular , made up of large shaped panels , with numerous smaller panels along the curved ...
... antelope - skin insertions . Chiefs ' cloaks were of leopard , lion , rhebuck or reedbuck skins ( Weiss 1963 : 63 ) . The shape was roughly semicircular , made up of large shaped panels , with numerous smaller panels along the curved ...
Page 397
... antelope skin cloaks and married women's skirts , to be made by specialists . Skirts were often cut by a specialist and sewn by the owner . Shields and other items made of ... skin - SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 397.
... antelope skin cloaks and married women's skirts , to be made by specialists . Skirts were often cut by a specialist and sewn by the owner . Shields and other items made of ... skin - SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 397.
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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