Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 352
... ( Bergville , 1969 ) . Sheepskin was generally used with the wool retained . Further softening treatment involved various substances such as sour milk or beer dregs , or the crushed kernels of umtunduluku ( Ximenia caffra ) or inhlakuva ...
... ( Bergville , 1969 ) . Sheepskin was generally used with the wool retained . Further softening treatment involved various substances such as sour milk or beer dregs , or the crushed kernels of umtunduluku ( Ximenia caffra ) or inhlakuva ...
Page 353
... ( Bergville , 1969 ) . Practitioners Most of the processes of skin - dressing were carried out by men ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 273 ; Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 43 ) and , at the time when skins were commonly used for clothing and other ...
... ( Bergville , 1969 ) . Practitioners Most of the processes of skin - dressing were carried out by men ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 273 ; Champion [ 1835-9 ] 1967 : 43 ) and , at the time when skins were commonly used for clothing and other ...
Page 356
... Bergville area in 1969 made blankets or cloaks of rock - rabbit ( imbila ) skins sewn together . The pelts were supplied by himself or by the prospective owner . Southern Natal Cattle - hide cloaks , iziphuku , used in this area were ...
... Bergville area in 1969 made blankets or cloaks of rock - rabbit ( imbila ) skins sewn together . The pelts were supplied by himself or by the prospective owner . Southern Natal Cattle - hide cloaks , iziphuku , used in this area were ...
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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 HIDES CLOTHING 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 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