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... tied at the neck , under the arms across the breast , or rolled down to the waist . A light cloak could also be tied at the waist and across the shoulders to provide a carrier for a baby on the back ( Campbell 1815 : 369 ; I'Ons 1849 ) ...
... tied at the neck , under the arms across the breast , or rolled down to the waist . A light cloak could also be tied at the waist and across the shoulders to provide a carrier for a baby on the back ( Campbell 1815 : 369 ; I'Ons 1849 ) ...
Page 339
... tied around the neck ( Alberti 1810 : 31 ; Morgan 1833 : 37 ) . SANDALS Terms : isihlangu - a sandal cut out of the thick part of a skin ; a thing that protects ; a shield ; imbadada - a sandal ( Kropf 1915 ) . Generally men and women ...
... tied around the neck ( Alberti 1810 : 31 ; Morgan 1833 : 37 ) . SANDALS Terms : isihlangu - a sandal cut out of the thick part of a skin ; a thing that protects ; a shield ; imbadada - a sandal ( Kropf 1915 ) . Generally men and women ...
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... tied at the waist with the excess hide rolled up . The length indicated the status of the wearer ( Delegorgue 1847 : 226 ) . In the latter part of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries , the use of the longer trained skirt was ...
... tied at the waist with the excess hide rolled up . The length indicated the status of the wearer ( Delegorgue 1847 : 226 ) . In the latter part of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries , the use of the longer trained skirt was ...
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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