Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 343
... wrapped around the body so that the back skirt overlapped the front . The skirt was supported at the waist by a girdle . A special ' skirt ' or kilt , imithika , made of tails or strips of animal skins formed part of the ceremonial ...
... wrapped around the body so that the back skirt overlapped the front . The skirt was supported at the waist by a girdle . A special ' skirt ' or kilt , imithika , made of tails or strips of animal skins formed part of the ceremonial ...
Page 375
... wrapped in several layers of wet oxhide from specially killed beasts ( Samuelson 1912 : 17 ; 1929 : 291 ; Webb & Wright 1976 : 42 ) . The heads of dead chiefs were wrapped in sheepskin , which according to Lugg ( 1929 : 369 ) —was ...
... wrapped in several layers of wet oxhide from specially killed beasts ( Samuelson 1912 : 17 ; 1929 : 291 ; Webb & Wright 1976 : 42 ) . The heads of dead chiefs were wrapped in sheepskin , which according to Lugg ( 1929 : 369 ) —was ...
Page 383
... wrapped in his blankets if a man , or , if a woman , in her skin skirt and breast - covering . In the case of royalty and headmen , the body was wrapped in wet oxhide ( Marwick 1940 : 222 ; Kuper 1947 : 178-179 ) . WHISKS Diviners ...
... wrapped in his blankets if a man , or , if a woman , in her skin skirt and breast - covering . In the case of royalty and headmen , the body was wrapped in wet oxhide ( Marwick 1940 : 222 ; Kuper 1947 : 178-179 ) . WHISKS Diviners ...
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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