Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... clothing - for example , cloaks , head- dresses or aprons - was generally the work of a specialist , usually a woman among the Xhosa and Thembu , and a man among the Mpondo , Xesibe and Bhaca . In all areas the cutting and sewing of ...
... clothing - for example , cloaks , head- dresses or aprons - was generally the work of a specialist , usually a woman among the Xhosa and Thembu , and a man among the Mpondo , Xesibe and Bhaca . In all areas the cutting and sewing of ...
Page 326
... clothing declined . SOUTHERN NGUNI : USES OF SKINS AND HIDES CLOTHING AND ORNAMENT The synthesis presented here is based on historical and more recent ethno- graphic sources . As many of the relevant historical records and illustrations ...
... clothing declined . SOUTHERN NGUNI : USES OF SKINS AND HIDES CLOTHING AND ORNAMENT The synthesis presented here is based on historical and more recent ethno- graphic sources . As many of the relevant historical records and illustrations ...
Page 353
... clothing for the regiments was manufactured by appointed craftsmen , as was the case for warriors ' shields ( Champion [ 1935-9 ] 1967 : 107 ) . Traditionally women were involved in cutting and sewing articles of domestic clothing ...
... clothing for the regiments was manufactured by appointed craftsmen , as was the case for warriors ' shields ( Champion [ 1935-9 ] 1967 : 107 ) . Traditionally women were involved in cutting and sewing articles of domestic clothing ...
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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