Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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South African Museum. BREAST - COVERINGS Terms : umbodiya - skin covering for the breasts ; ingcayi / isigcayi ... covering for concealing the breasts ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . A supple covering of antelope skin , particularly rietbuck ...
South African Museum. BREAST - COVERINGS Terms : umbodiya - skin covering for the breasts ; ingcayi / isigcayi ... covering for concealing the breasts ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . A supple covering of antelope skin , particularly rietbuck ...
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... covering when made of genet skin or other materials stripped or slit down but not twisted ; udlavini - long front skin covering ; igqibo - man's loin covering made of long pieces of twisted skin , hanging in tails ; uhayo - loin girdle ...
... covering when made of genet skin or other materials stripped or slit down but not twisted ; udlavini - long front skin covering ; igqibo - man's loin covering made of long pieces of twisted skin , hanging in tails ; uhayo - loin girdle ...
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... COVERINGS Terms : ibeshu - back part of loin - covering ; amajobo - fringes forming frontal loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 61 ) ; matsetsha — front and back loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 60 ) ; isivunule— pull - through loin - skin ...
... COVERINGS Terms : ibeshu - back part of loin - covering ; amajobo - fringes forming frontal loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 61 ) ; matsetsha — front and back loin - covering ( Weiss 1963 : 60 ) ; isivunule— pull - through loin - skin ...
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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