Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 322
... scraping and thinning process was arduous - cleaning a large skin con- stituted a full day's work for two men ( McLaren ... scraped skin was usually handed over to the women for braying and currying . At least five or six women would co ...
... scraping and thinning process was arduous - cleaning a large skin con- stituted a full day's work for two men ( McLaren ... scraped skin was usually handed over to the women for braying and currying . At least five or six women would co ...
Page 351
... scraping ( -phala ) with a metal axe- or adze - blade ( izembe , imbaza ) or rough stone , but all kept the skin ... scraped back and forth with thorny aloe ( umhlaba ) leaves or with a special spiked tool ( indlwandlwa or isihlabe ) ...
... scraping ( -phala ) with a metal axe- or adze - blade ( izembe , imbaza ) or rough stone , but all kept the skin ... scraped back and forth with thorny aloe ( umhlaba ) leaves or with a special spiked tool ( indlwandlwa or isihlabe ) ...
Page 383
... scraped off by means of an adze ( ipotho ) and any remaining stubble was smoothed with a rough stone . The thickness of the skin was reduced by scraping with an adze . Application of fat and colouring After cutting , some garments ...
... scraped off by means of an adze ( ipotho ) and any remaining stubble was smoothed with a rough stone . The thickness of the skin was reduced by scraping with an adze . Application of fat and colouring After cutting , some garments ...
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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