Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... HEAD - DRESSES Terms : umnqwazi - a covering for the head of women ; being a high cap made of skin trimmed with beads ; unkontsho - a woman's head - dress , a mitre ; isidlokolo - cap of baboon's skin ; isila - appendage of blue - buck ...
... HEAD - DRESSES Terms : umnqwazi - a covering for the head of women ; being a high cap made of skin trimmed with beads ; unkontsho - a woman's head - dress , a mitre ; isidlokolo - cap of baboon's skin ; isila - appendage of blue - buck ...
Page 334
... head - coverings were either a softened piece of skin tied around the head to form a simple turban or a very distinctive sewn and beaded head - dress also made of skin ( see Shaw & Van Warmelo 1988 , pls 68-72 ) . The beaded head ...
... head - coverings were either a softened piece of skin tied around the head to form a simple turban or a very distinctive sewn and beaded head - dress also made of skin ( see Shaw & Van Warmelo 1988 , pls 68-72 ) . The beaded head ...
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... head - dress . Bands for securing the head - dress were later sewn to the side panels . A piece of wood was placed inside the head - dress to give it the correct shape and then it was buried . After being removed , it was sprinkled with ...
... head - dress . Bands for securing the head - dress were later sewn to the side panels . A piece of wood was placed inside the head - dress to give it the correct shape and then it was buried . After being removed , it was sprinkled 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