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Page 331
... sewn together with sinew thread . Among the Thembu the white sheepskins used for an initiate's cloak were prepared by his father and sewn by his mother . The cloak was worn by the initiate throughout his seclusion and , according to ...
... sewn together with sinew thread . Among the Thembu the white sheepskins used for an initiate's cloak were prepared by his father and sewn by his mother . The cloak was worn by the initiate throughout his seclusion and , according to ...
Page 336
... sewn to the side panels . A piece of wood was placed inside the head - dress to give it the correct shape and then it was buried . After being removed , it was sprinkled with milk and softened by hand ( Döhne 1844 : 41 ) . Beads were sewn ...
... sewn to the side panels . A piece of wood was placed inside the head - dress to give it the correct shape and then it was buried . After being removed , it was sprinkled with milk and softened by hand ( Döhne 1844 : 41 ) . Beads were sewn ...
Page 356
... sewn fabric . Unlike the Southern Nguni custom , the use of leopard skin does not seem to have been exclusive to chiefs . Commoners were buried wrapped in their skin cloaks , or later in blankets ( Arbousset & Daumas 1842 : 138 ; Bryant ...
... sewn fabric . Unlike the Southern Nguni custom , the use of leopard skin does not seem to have been exclusive to chiefs . Commoners were buried wrapped in their skin cloaks , or later in blankets ( Arbousset & Daumas 1842 : 138 ; Bryant ...
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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