Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 329
... usually just wide enough to close in front and on many occasions were worn open , hanging loosely to the back from the shoulders or over one shoulder . The fur side of the cloak was folded back at the neck to form a rolled collar ...
... usually just wide enough to close in front and on many occasions were worn open , hanging loosely to the back from the shoulders or over one shoulder . The fur side of the cloak was folded back at the neck to form a rolled collar ...
Page 344
... usually revealed to the diviner in a dream and was thereafter associated with the calling of the spirits . In general , armbands or anklets made from the skin of animals sacrificed to the ancestors were worn as amulets for curing ...
... usually revealed to the diviner in a dream and was thereafter associated with the calling of the spirits . In general , armbands or anklets made from the skin of animals sacrificed to the ancestors were worn as amulets for curing ...
Page 363
... usually a cloak ( see p . 356 ) , could be worn as a skirt , 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 ...
... usually a cloak ( see p . 356 ) , could be worn as a skirt , 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 ...
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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