Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 329
... attached to the back of the neck and reaching the full length of the cloak ( Fig . 8 ) . This flap , about 30 cm wide , was made from a number of small pieces of hide carefully sewn together and , unlike the rest of the cloak , it was ...
... attached to the back of the neck and reaching the full length of the cloak ( Fig . 8 ) . This flap , about 30 cm wide , was made from a number of small pieces of hide carefully sewn together and , unlike the rest of the cloak , it was ...
Page 337
... attached to a headband were also characteristically worn by diviners . This form of head - dress is well illustrated in a study of a Bhaca diviner by Duggan - Cronin ( Fig . 16 ) . A hide headband to which the long wings of the blue ...
... attached to a headband were also characteristically worn by diviners . This form of head - dress is well illustrated in a study of a Bhaca diviner by Duggan - Cronin ( Fig . 16 ) . A hide headband to which the long wings of the blue ...
Page 357
... attached to an umqhele , a circlet of skin padded with bulrush heads or dry dung ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) , which was worn fairly low on the brow and tied at the back of the head . Otter skin was worn by many regiments , and also ...
... attached to an umqhele , a circlet of skin padded with bulrush heads or dry dung ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) , which was worn fairly low on the brow and tied at the back of the head . Otter skin was worn by many regiments , and also ...
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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