Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... warriors performing war - dances and around the 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 ...
... warriors performing war - dances and around the 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 ...
Page 337
... warriors whose bravery had been recognized by the chief . This distinctive isindwe head - dress , with horn - like appearance , was worn into battle ( Morgan 1833 : 37 ) . Many early nineteenth - century illustrations show warriors ...
... warriors whose bravery had been recognized by the chief . This distinctive isindwe head - dress , with horn - like appearance , was worn into battle ( Morgan 1833 : 37 ) . Many early nineteenth - century illustrations show warriors ...
Page 357
... warriors full - dress ornament at feasts , etc .; umqhele— . . . ornament ( of beads or otter skin ) worn encircling the head as a sign of rank , or by Zulu warriors ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . General A special form of head - dress was ...
... warriors full - dress ornament at feasts , etc .; umqhele— . . . ornament ( of beads or otter skin ) worn encircling the head as a sign of rank , or by Zulu warriors ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . General A special form of head - dress 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