Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 352
... hide , which was then rolled up with green leaves and set aside for a few days to allow absorption in the moist heat . The lipids made the hide more durable , especially in increasing resistance to water , and more supple , preventing ...
... hide , which was then rolled up with green leaves and set aside for a few days to allow absorption in the moist heat . The lipids made the hide more durable , especially in increasing resistance to water , and more supple , preventing ...
Page 353
... hide was further cleaned by rubbing and beating with stones ( Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 107 ; Bulwer , 1969 ; Tugela Ferry , Melmoth , Nongoma and Hlabisa , 1970 ) . Thus , while making the hide stable and ready for cutting to shape ...
... hide was further cleaned by rubbing and beating with stones ( Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 107 ; Bulwer , 1969 ; Tugela Ferry , Melmoth , Nongoma and Hlabisa , 1970 ) . Thus , while making the hide stable and ready for cutting to shape ...
Page 376
... hide was pegged out to dry with small wooden pegs . If the narrow skin from the leg areas was required to be kept flat , small reeds of the proper length were positioned across to keep this skin open ( Fig . 44 ) . Fig . 44. Skin from ...
... hide was pegged out to dry with small wooden pegs . If the narrow skin from the leg areas was required to be kept flat , small reeds of the proper length were positioned across to keep this skin open ( Fig . 44 ) . Fig . 44. Skin from ...
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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