Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... neck , or open just a little to reveal the top of a beaded breast - covering . A lighter cloak or wrap was worn in a number of different ways - tied at the neck , under the arms across the breast , or rolled down to the waist . A light ...
... neck , or open just a little to reveal the top of a beaded breast - covering . A lighter cloak or wrap was worn in a number of different ways - tied at the neck , under the arms across the breast , or rolled down to the waist . A light ...
Page 369
... neck ; ingqaba - small skin bag of medicines and charms worn round the neck ; inqalaba - small skin bag ; ingqalathi - skin bag ; umxhaka - skin bag ; iyika - bag , sack ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) ; intlanti skin sack ( Bryant 1949 : 271 ) ...
... neck ; ingqaba - small skin bag of medicines and charms worn round the neck ; inqalaba - small skin bag ; ingqalathi - skin bag ; umxhaka - skin bag ; iyika - bag , sack ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) ; intlanti skin sack ( Bryant 1949 : 271 ) ...
Page 381
... Neck and chest ornaments At the annual Incwala ceremonies , Swazi warriors wore ornaments of thin strips of furry skin around the neck and bandolier fashion from the right shoulder across the chest ( Kuper 1947 , pl . 3a ; Tyrrell 1968 ...
... Neck and chest ornaments At the annual Incwala ceremonies , Swazi warriors wore ornaments of thin strips of furry skin around the neck and bandolier fashion from the right shoulder across the chest ( Kuper 1947 , pl . 3a ; Tyrrell 1968 ...
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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