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... thread used was made from sinew ( usinga ) obtained from dried tendons — preferably of game animals — that had been flattened with a stone , separated into strands of fibre , and rolled into thread by hand . A metal awl ( isilanda ) was ...
... thread used was made from sinew ( usinga ) obtained from dried tendons — preferably of game animals — that had been flattened with a stone , separated into strands of fibre , and rolled into thread by hand . A metal awl ( isilanda ) was ...
Page 348
... thread made from umsundulo , the tendons found on the underside of an ox's shoulder - blade ( Kropf 1915 ) . Thongs ... THREADS NATAL NGUNI : SKIN - DRESSING. 348 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM.
... thread made from umsundulo , the tendons found on the underside of an ox's shoulder - blade ( Kropf 1915 ) . Thongs ... THREADS NATAL NGUNI : SKIN - DRESSING. 348 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM.
Page 396
... thread in a fashion possibly acquired by the Ndebele earlier , while living amongst the Tswana ( Tjolotjo , 1973 ) . SHROUDS Chiefs and other important men were buried wrapped in the hide of a spe- cially killed ox ( Anonymous 1891 : 54 ...
... thread in a fashion possibly acquired by the Ndebele earlier , while living amongst the Tswana ( Tjolotjo , 1973 ) . SHROUDS Chiefs and other important men were buried wrapped in the hide of a spe- cially killed ox ( Anonymous 1891 : 54 ...
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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