Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 343
... status , office or prestige ; others had protective attributes . Headbands of hide ornamented with much favoured cowrie shells , pieces of copper , or glass beads were among the wide range of ornaments worn by men in the Southern Nguni ...
... status , office or prestige ; others had protective attributes . Headbands of hide ornamented with much favoured cowrie shells , pieces of copper , or glass beads were among the wide range of ornaments worn by men in the Southern Nguni ...
Page 398
... status . The symbolic idiom of dress is used as a sensitive expression of identity . The cycle of development from childhood through to old age was marked by changes in dress and demeanour . As Mayer ( 1961 : 24 ) noted among the Xhosa ...
... status . The symbolic idiom of dress is used as a sensitive expression of identity . The cycle of development from childhood through to old age was marked by changes in dress and demeanour . As Mayer ( 1961 : 24 ) noted among the Xhosa ...
Page 399
... status . Arm - bands of ivory and necklets made of the claws of lion or from rare glass beads are among the well - documented insignia of rank . It is likely that there were many other fine distinctions in dress that reflected status ...
... status . Arm - bands of ivory and necklets made of the claws of lion or from rare glass beads are among the well - documented insignia of rank . It is likely that there were many other fine distinctions in dress that reflected status ...
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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