Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... skin con- stituted a full day's work for two men ( McLaren 1919 : 447 ) . It was important that the scraping be ... dressed skin was dry the women rubbed it by hand until it was pliable . Application of fat and colouring The dry ...
... skin con- stituted a full day's work for two men ( McLaren 1919 : 447 ) . It was important that the scraping be ... dressed skin was dry the women rubbed it by hand until it was pliable . Application of fat and colouring The dry ...
Page 326
... skin at least two people , and usually more , worked on it at any stage of ... dressed skins for clothing declined . SOUTHERN NGUNI : USES OF SKINS AND ... skin and ornamented with beads ; icacawe - a woman's modesty apron , made of the ...
... skin at least two people , and usually more , worked on it at any stage of ... dressed skins for clothing declined . SOUTHERN NGUNI : USES OF SKINS AND ... skin and ornamented with beads ; icacawe - a woman's modesty apron , made of the ...
Page 383
... SKIN - DRESSING The following outline of skin - dressing processes is based on descriptions of the preparation of goatskin obtained in the Ndzundza and Manala areas of Groblersdal ( 1972 ) , Nebo ( 1972 ) , and Dennilton ( 1983 ) . The ...
... SKIN - DRESSING The following outline of skin - dressing processes is based on descriptions of the preparation of goatskin obtained in the Ndzundza and Manala areas of Groblersdal ( 1972 ) , Nebo ( 1972 ) , and Dennilton ( 1983 ) . 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