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... ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Thongs were made by cutting a cattle hide into a long strip and suspending this , weighted , from the branch of a tree , and repeatedly twisting and releasing it ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Cutting and sewing For cutting , the ...
... ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Thongs were made by cutting a cattle hide into a long strip and suspending this , weighted , from the branch of a tree , and repeatedly twisting and releasing it ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Cutting and sewing For cutting , the ...
Page 388
... ( Nebo , 1972 ) . For ceremonies , senior men wore an umqhele , a Zulu - style padded otter - skin headband , with wild - cat skin ear - flaps ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Male initiates wore caps made of red rock - rabbit ( rooihaas ) skin ( Weiss ...
... ( Nebo , 1972 ) . For ceremonies , senior men wore an umqhele , a Zulu - style padded otter - skin headband , with wild - cat skin ear - flaps ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Male initiates wore caps made of red rock - rabbit ( rooihaas ) skin ( Weiss ...
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... ( Nebo , 1972 ) . SHIELDS Term : sihlangu — shield ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Small oval shields were made of ox- or cowhide , chosen for particular colouring ( Nebo , 1972 ) , and were supported by a stick decorated at the tip with furry skin ...
... ( Nebo , 1972 ) . SHIELDS Term : sihlangu — shield ( Nebo , 1972 ) . Small oval shields were made of ox- or cowhide , chosen for particular colouring ( Nebo , 1972 ) , and were supported by a stick decorated at the tip with furry skin ...
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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