Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... noted that among the Xhosa and Thembu a characteristic feature of married women's attire was the wearing of elaborate head - dresses . Among the people living in the east , head- dresses were not noted but hair - styles and hair ...
... noted that among the Xhosa and Thembu a characteristic feature of married women's attire was the wearing of elaborate head - dresses . Among the people living in the east , head- dresses were not noted but hair - styles and hair ...
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... noted shows strong Sotho influence in its triangular shape with forked ' swallow - tail ' lower edge ( DC 429 , Potgietersrust , 1933 ) . Made of oxhide , it is 49 cm long , and is folded over at the waist ( Fig . 56 ) . LOIN ...
... noted shows strong Sotho influence in its triangular shape with forked ' swallow - tail ' lower edge ( DC 429 , Potgietersrust , 1933 ) . Made of oxhide , it is 49 cm long , and is folded over at the waist ( Fig . 56 ) . LOIN ...
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South African Museum. As noted in the introduction to this study , skin - working technology is no longer a viable part of the Nguni domestic economy . In fact , for more than a hundred and fifty years cloth has been available and has ...
South African Museum. As noted in the introduction to this study , skin - working technology is no longer a viable part of the Nguni domestic economy . In fact , for more than a hundred and fifty years cloth has been available and has ...
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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