Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... tail of an animal ; messenger of a chief . . . ( Kropf 1915 ) . The tails of elephant and leopard were royal insignia . When placed on a roof or attached to a pole , the tails marked the homesteads of chiefs . A staff bearing the tail ...
... tail of an animal ; messenger of a chief . . . ( Kropf 1915 ) . The tails of elephant and leopard were royal insignia . When placed on a roof or attached to a pole , the tails marked the homesteads of chiefs . A staff bearing the tail ...
Page 357
... tails ; uhayo - loin girdle ; injobo — a strip of wild cat's skin forming the loin covering of a . . . man ; ( pl . only ) -bunches of cat's tails worn on either side ; umadimana - bunch of twisted sheepskin worn with ibeshu at hips ...
... tails ; uhayo - loin girdle ; injobo — a strip of wild cat's skin forming the loin covering of a . . . man ; ( pl . only ) -bunches of cat's tails worn on either side ; umadimana - bunch of twisted sheepskin worn with ibeshu at hips ...
Page 358
... tails of the isinene and izinjobo ; Natal , nineteenth century . ( Mariannhill Mission . ) During the reign of Shaka ( 1816-28 ) , the common loin - dress was of furry wild - cat and monkey tails reaching to about the knees , longer at ...
... tails of the isinene and izinjobo ; Natal , nineteenth century . ( Mariannhill Mission . ) During the reign of Shaka ( 1816-28 ) , the common loin - dress was of furry wild - cat and monkey tails reaching to about the knees , longer at ...
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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