Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 333
... waist when fighting ( see p . 339 ) . GIRDLES Terms : ingcengce - a girdle or waistband ; igqesha - a girdle , band , napkin , bound about the waist ( Kropf 1915 ) . Ties of skin or thong were attached to aprons , and simple leather ...
... waist when fighting ( see p . 339 ) . GIRDLES Terms : ingcengce - a girdle or waistband ; igqesha - a girdle , band , napkin , bound about the waist ( Kropf 1915 ) . Ties of skin or thong were attached to aprons , and simple leather ...
Page 340
... waist . From illustrations ( Thompson 1827 : 358 ; Shaw 1840 : 57 ) it seems that this skirt may have been formed by rolling a light cloak down at the waist and securing it so that it hung to just below the knees ( Fig . 18 ) . Fig . 18 ...
... waist . From illustrations ( Thompson 1827 : 358 ; Shaw 1840 : 57 ) it seems that this skirt may have been formed by rolling a light cloak down at the waist and securing it so that it hung to just below the knees ( Fig . 18 ) . Fig . 18 ...
Page 363
... waist with brass beads ( Gardiner 1836 : 63 ) . The ingubo , 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 ...
... waist with brass beads ( Gardiner 1836 : 63 ) . The ingubo , 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 ...
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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