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Page 321
... 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 disinfectant ...
... 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 disinfectant ...
Page 351
... side of a framework consisting of a cross - bar supported by two approximately metre - high forked sticks ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 273 ) , or stretched and tied to stout pegs that raised it off the ground ( Vaughan - Kirby 1918 : 36-37 ) ...
... side of a framework consisting of a cross - bar supported by two approximately metre - high forked sticks ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 273 ) , or stretched and tied to stout pegs that raised it off the ground ( Vaughan - Kirby 1918 : 36-37 ) ...
Page 357
... side of the head before the ears , as warriors full - dress ornament at feasts , etc .; umqhele— . . . ornament ( of beads or otter skin ) worn encircling the head as a sign of rank , or by Zulu warriors ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) ...
... side of the head before the ears , as warriors full - dress ornament at feasts , etc .; umqhele— . . . ornament ( of beads or otter skin ) worn encircling the head as a sign of rank , or by Zulu warriors ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) ...
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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