Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 285 ) . His izimbongi or praise - singers also wore cattle - hide loin - coverings shaped like women's skirts and reaching to the knees ( Webb & Wright 1979 : 177 ; 1982 : 87 ) . Diviners in the early twentieth ...
... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 285 ) . His izimbongi or praise - singers also wore cattle - hide loin - coverings shaped like women's skirts and reaching to the knees ( Webb & Wright 1979 : 177 ; 1982 : 87 ) . Diviners in the early twentieth ...
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... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 285 ) , that is , about 150 cm long by 90 cm wide ( Holden [ 1866 ] 1963 : 250 ; Delegorgue 1847 : 220 ) . After Cetshwayo's battle for succession in 1856 , a slightly shorter shield ( umbumbuluzo ) , which was ...
... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 285 ) , that is , about 150 cm long by 90 cm wide ( Holden [ 1866 ] 1963 : 250 ; Delegorgue 1847 : 220 ) . After Cetshwayo's battle for succession in 1856 , a slightly shorter shield ( umbumbuluzo ) , which was ...
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... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . Cattle captured from the enemy were sorted according to colour and allotted to the various regiments to use as food and to provide shields of appropriate colouring ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . It was ...
... ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . Cattle captured from the enemy were sorted according to colour and allotted to the various regiments to use as food and to provide shields of appropriate colouring ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . It 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 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