Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... chief . . . ( Kropf 1915 ) . The tails of elephant and leopard were royal insignia . When placed on a roof or attached to ... chiefs as a sign of authority ( Hunter 1936 : 417 ) . So close was the association of royal messengers with the ...
... chief . . . ( Kropf 1915 ) . The tails of elephant and leopard were royal insignia . When placed on a roof or attached to ... chiefs as a sign of authority ( Hunter 1936 : 417 ) . So close was the association of royal messengers with the ...
Page 356
... chiefs . Commoners were buried wrapped in their skin cloaks , or later in blankets ( Arbousset & Daumas 1842 : 138 ; Bryant 1949 : 700 ) . Drakensberg area A Ngwane skin - worker practising in the Bergville area in 1969 made blankets or ...
... chiefs . Commoners were buried wrapped in their skin cloaks , or later in blankets ( Arbousset & Daumas 1842 : 138 ; Bryant 1949 : 700 ) . Drakensberg area A Ngwane skin - worker practising in the Bergville area in 1969 made blankets or ...
Page 397
... chiefs and headmen , leopard skin being reserved for the exclusive use of chiefs and those honoured by them . The degree of specialization and the division of labour within the craft of skin - dressing varied slightly from group to ...
... chiefs and headmen , leopard skin being reserved for the exclusive use of chiefs and those honoured by them . The degree of specialization and the division of labour within the craft of skin - dressing varied slightly from group to ...
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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