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Page 316
... material aspect of this transformation may be seen in the decline in the incidence of crafts , particularly that of skin - working . The adoption of factory- made European goods combined with the loss of sources of raw materials led to ...
... material aspect of this transformation may be seen in the decline in the incidence of crafts , particularly that of skin - working . The adoption of factory- made European goods combined with the loss of sources of raw materials led to ...
Page 399
... Material culture in general , and clothing in particular , can be used both to define and to obscure the boundaries between ethnic groupings . The Nguni area provides examples of both processes . The adoption of Sotho material culture ...
... Material culture in general , and clothing in particular , can be used both to define and to obscure the boundaries between ethnic groupings . The Nguni area provides examples of both processes . The adoption of Sotho material culture ...
Page 400
... material manifestations are invoked to give meaning and legitimacy to cur- rent interests ( Hobsbawn & Ranger 1983 ) . Contemporary political leaders draw on the symbolism of the past and combine the old and the new to give historical ...
... material manifestations are invoked to give meaning and legitimacy to cur- rent interests ( Hobsbawn & Ranger 1983 ) . Contemporary political leaders draw on the symbolism of the past and combine the old and the new to give historical ...
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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