Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 323
... furs . Preparation of unsoftened hides When intended for shields or sandals , a hide was only taken through the first two stages of preparation - those of being stretched out to dry and scraped clean . The hair was left on and the ...
... furs . Preparation of unsoftened hides When intended for shields or sandals , a hide was only taken through the first two stages of preparation - those of being stretched out to dry and scraped clean . The hair was left on and the ...
Page 352
... unsoftened hides Where durability and rigidity were required the dressing of hides was modi- fied but some degree of processing was essential to make the hide usable . Oxhide for shields was treated in the following way . The dried hide ...
... unsoftened hides Where durability and rigidity were required the dressing of hides was modi- fied but some degree of processing was essential to make the hide usable . Oxhide for shields was treated in the following way . The dried hide ...
Page 397
... skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ceremonial dress , as well as unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields ...
... skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ceremonial dress , as well as unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields ...
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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