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... skin had been prepared for use , uneven edges were trimmed and any holes in the skin were carefully repaired ( Adams 1839 : 131 ) . Cutting the skin to the required shape for particular items of clothing ... SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 325.
... skin had been prepared for use , uneven edges were trimmed and any holes in the skin were carefully repaired ( Adams 1839 : 131 ) . Cutting the skin to the required shape for particular items of clothing ... SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 325.
Page 326
... skin - working was interspersed with other domestic activities and at certain stages the skin could be set aside . Craftsmen still practising in the 1970s took between one and two weeks to prepare a cow - hide . Döhne ( 1844 : 41 ) ...
... skin - working was interspersed with other domestic activities and at certain stages the skin could be set aside . Craftsmen still practising in the 1970s took between one and two weeks to prepare a cow - hide . Döhne ( 1844 : 41 ) ...
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... work will provide the basis for further study . During the pre - colonial period skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ...
... work will provide the basis for further study . During the pre - colonial period skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ...
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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