Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... headband were also characteristically worn by diviners . This form of head - dress is well illustrated in a study of a Bhaca diviner by Duggan - Cronin ( Fig . 16 ) . A hide headband to which the long wings of the blue crane were ...
... headband were also characteristically worn by diviners . This form of head - dress is well illustrated in a study of a Bhaca diviner by Duggan - Cronin ( Fig . 16 ) . A hide headband to which the long wings of the blue crane were ...
Page 343
... headband decorated with black and white beads sewn in a triangular design ( Kay 1833 : 42 ) . Apart from richness of orna- mentation and the exclusive use of leopard skin and ivory , it seems that there was little distinction between ...
... headband decorated with black and white beads sewn in a triangular design ( Kay 1833 : 42 ) . Apart from richness of orna- mentation and the exclusive use of leopard skin and ivory , it seems that there was little distinction between ...
Page 357
... headband and which hung down over the cheeks or down the back of the head ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ; Angas 1849 , pl . 20 ; AFR 72/4430 , Non- goma , 1972 ) . In the nineteenth century these elaborate and distinctive items were ...
... headband and which hung down over the cheeks or down the back of the head ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ; Angas 1849 , pl . 20 ; AFR 72/4430 , Non- goma , 1972 ) . In the nineteenth century these elaborate and distinctive items were ...
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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