Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 319
... cattle - killing ' among the Xhosa and Thembu in 1856–7 , led to internal dissolution that precipitated submission to European rule . In the north , similar encroachments culminated in the collapse of the Zulu state in 1879. All these ...
... cattle - killing ' among the Xhosa and Thembu in 1856–7 , led to internal dissolution that precipitated submission to European rule . In the north , similar encroachments culminated in the collapse of the Zulu state in 1879. All these ...
Page 381
... cattle tails attached to cords on the shoulders , arms and legs ( Kuper 1947 , pl . 4b ; AFR 42/447 ) . Waist ornaments Young men wore waist ornaments made of strips of oxhide , twisted so that the hair stood out ( Coertzé 1930–1 : 16 ) ...
... cattle tails attached to cords on the shoulders , arms and legs ( Kuper 1947 , pl . 4b ; AFR 42/447 ) . Waist ornaments Young men wore waist ornaments made of strips of oxhide , twisted so that the hair stood out ( Coertzé 1930–1 : 16 ) ...
Page 398
... cattle were slaughtered at the onset of winter , when their hair was long and would have provided the warmest cloaks , but many sources record the reluctance of Nguni men to slaughter their livestock for dom- estic use . Cattle or goats ...
... cattle were slaughtered at the onset of winter , when their hair was long and would have provided the warmest cloaks , but many sources record the reluctance of Nguni men to slaughter their livestock for dom- estic use . Cattle or goats ...
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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