Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 318
... early travellers ( Paterson 1789 ; Thunberg 1793 ; Barrow 1806 ) show that game abounded in the eastern Cape , Natal and Trans- vaal , and was widely hunted by the indigenous population , it is clear that during the nineteenth century ...
... early travellers ( Paterson 1789 ; Thunberg 1793 ; Barrow 1806 ) show that game abounded in the eastern Cape , Natal and Trans- vaal , and was widely hunted by the indigenous population , it is clear that during the nineteenth century ...
Page 336
... early nineteenth century , shells and pieces of polished copper and iron were used together with relatively few glass beads sewn along the seams but , by the third decade of the century , head - dresses were profusely beaded with white ...
... early nineteenth century , shells and pieces of polished copper and iron were used together with relatively few glass beads sewn along the seams but , by the third decade of the century , head - dresses were profusely beaded with white ...
Page 356
... early writers as ' kaross ' , had many functions . They could be worn as skirts , or tied under the arms and around the waist to serve as baby - slings . The cloaks were made of supple cowhide , with the hair either retained or removed ...
... early writers as ' kaross ' , had many functions . They could be worn as skirts , or tied under the arms and around the waist to serve as baby - slings . The cloaks were made of supple cowhide , with the hair either retained or removed ...
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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