Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... cultural uniformity through time . Indeed , an historical study of regional political processes operating in the area ... culture of many of the groups within these divisions has necessitated the use of these arbitrary classifications in ...
... cultural uniformity through time . Indeed , an historical study of regional political processes operating in the area ... culture of many of the groups within these divisions has necessitated the use of these arbitrary classifications in ...
Page 397
... culture throughout the Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ceremonial dress , as well as unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields . From the early nineteenth century onwards ...
... culture throughout the Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ceremonial dress , as well as unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields . From the early nineteenth century onwards ...
Page 399
... culture in general , and clothing in particular , can be used both to define and to obscure the boundaries between ethnic groupings . The Nguni area provides examples of both processes . The adoption of Sotho material culture with ...
... culture in general , and clothing in particular , can be used both to define and to obscure the boundaries between ethnic groupings . The Nguni area provides examples of both processes . The adoption of Sotho material culture with ...
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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