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... ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . A short frontal apron worn by girls was an indication of their unmarried status . The apron could be made from cut - off pieces of hide from larger garments , and consisted of a simple flap of soft skin , or of ...
... ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . A short frontal apron worn by girls was an indication of their unmarried status . The apron could be made from cut - off pieces of hide from larger garments , and consisted of a simple flap of soft skin , or of ...
Page 356
... ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . General Cloaks were worn by men , women and children as protection against the cold , and were used as blankets at night . Women's cloaks , often referred to by early writers as ' kaross ' , had many functions ...
... ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . General Cloaks were worn by men , women and children as protection against the cold , and were used as blankets at night . Women's cloaks , often referred to by early writers as ' kaross ' , had many functions ...
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... ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . General A special form of head - dress was part of the distinctive dress of each regiment . Feathers and cow tails were attached to an umqhele , a circlet of skin padded with bulrush heads or dry dung ( Fynn ...
... ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . General A special form of head - dress was part of the distinctive dress of each regiment . Feathers and cow tails were attached to an umqhele , a circlet of skin padded with bulrush heads or dry dung ( Fynn ...
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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