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Page 337
... distinctive fur cap , isidlokolo , often made from baboon or monkey skin , formed part of the costume worn by diviners , both male and female ( Fig . 15 ) . This head - dress was often trimmed with a fringed band of white beadwork ...
... distinctive fur cap , isidlokolo , often made from baboon or monkey skin , formed part of the costume worn by diviners , both male and female ( Fig . 15 ) . This head - dress was often trimmed with a fringed band of white beadwork ...
Page 347
... distinctive snuff - boxes were made from the scrapings removed during the skin - dressing process . These skin scrapings , called imbumba yamanyama , were mixed with blood and a little clay to form a thick paste . The shape of the snuff ...
... distinctive snuff - boxes were made from the scrapings removed during the skin - dressing process . These skin scrapings , called imbumba yamanyama , were mixed with blood and a little clay to form a thick paste . The shape of the snuff ...
Page 357
... distinctive dress of each regi- ment . Feathers and cow tails were attached to an umqhele , a circlet of skin padded with bulrush heads or dry dung ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) , which was worn fairly low on the brow and tied at the ...
... distinctive dress of each regi- ment . Feathers and cow tails were attached to an umqhele , a circlet of skin padded with bulrush heads or dry dung ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) , which was worn fairly low on the brow and tied at the ...
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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