Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... ceremonial occasions , such as the installation of a chief , by the imbongi ( Fig . 10 ) , who recited praises in the chief's honour . A small cape , isidabane , made of a complete antelope skin was worn by Xhosa men for ceremonial ...
... ceremonial occasions , such as the installation of a chief , by the imbongi ( Fig . 10 ) , who recited praises in the chief's honour . A small cape , isidabane , made of a complete antelope skin was worn by Xhosa men for ceremonial ...
Page 343
... ceremonial occasions , having been replaced for everyday use by cotton skirts of similar shape , which had the advantage of being easier to acquire and less heavy to wear . In the east of the Southern Nguni area , Mpondo and Bhaca women ...
... ceremonial occasions , having been replaced for everyday use by cotton skirts of similar shape , which had the advantage of being easier to acquire and less heavy to wear . In the east of the Southern Nguni area , Mpondo and Bhaca women ...
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... ceremonial occasions . Southern Natal In the 1930s , a fur cap was usually part of the courting finery worn by young Khuze and Bhaca men ( Kohler 1933 : 20 ) . Young girls of marriageable age wore a padded soft skin headband ...
... ceremonial occasions . Southern Natal In the 1930s , a fur cap was usually part of the courting finery worn by young Khuze and Bhaca men ( Kohler 1933 : 20 ) . Young girls of marriageable age wore a padded soft skin headband ...
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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