Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... king's praise - singer ( Gardiner 1836 : 56 , pl . facing p . 59 ) . These were possibly a thick fringe of tails or twisted strips of pelt rather than a solid sewn fabric . Unlike the Southern Nguni custom , the use of leopard skin does ...
... king's praise - singer ( Gardiner 1836 : 56 , pl . facing p . 59 ) . These were possibly a thick fringe of tails or twisted strips of pelt rather than a solid sewn fabric . Unlike the Southern Nguni custom , the use of leopard skin does ...
Page 380
... king's mother and wives were prepared with fat from cattle belonging to a sacred herd with magical powers ( Kuper 1973 : 325 ) . The sidwaba was worn by any woman who had a child , even if unmarried . The weight of the skirt symbolized ...
... king's mother and wives were prepared with fat from cattle belonging to a sacred herd with magical powers ( Kuper 1973 : 325 ) . The sidwaba was worn by any woman who had a child , even if unmarried . The weight of the skirt symbolized ...
Page 381
... king's cattle , and stored with other ritual paraphernalia at the royal capital ( Kuper 1943-4 : 250 ) . Small ... king sat alone on a lion skin ( Kuper 1947 : 219 ) . The symbolic association of the lion and the king is expressed in his ...
... king's cattle , and stored with other ritual paraphernalia at the royal capital ( Kuper 1943-4 : 250 ) . Small ... king sat alone on a lion skin ( Kuper 1947 : 219 ) . The symbolic association of the lion and the king is expressed in his ...
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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