Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... pegged on either side at an angle to the ground . Smaller skins were pegged out , again horizontally , after the flesh side had been moistened with water and the hair on the underside smeared with fresh cow dung - said to be a good ...
... pegged on either side at an angle to the ground . Smaller skins were pegged out , again horizontally , after the flesh side had been moistened with water and the hair on the underside smeared with fresh cow dung - said to be a good ...
Page 351
... pegged to the ground ( Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 43 ; fieldwork KwaZulu 1969-71 ) . It could also be stretched and pegged to the ground on either side of a framework consisting of a cross - bar supported by two approximately metre ...
... pegged to the ground ( Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 43 ; fieldwork KwaZulu 1969-71 ) . It could also be stretched and pegged to the ground on either side of a framework consisting of a cross - bar supported by two approximately metre ...
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... pegged out to dry with the flesh side up . Cleaning The flesh side was cleaned by scraping with an aloe leaf or an ikhuhlo , a scratching tool made of nails ( Fig . 49 ) . Softening To soften the skin , putrified brains of cattle or ...
... pegged out to dry with the flesh side up . Cleaning The flesh side was cleaned by scraping with an aloe leaf or an ikhuhlo , a scratching tool made of nails ( Fig . 49 ) . Softening To soften the skin , putrified brains of cattle or ...
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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