Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 316
... Nguni branch of the southern African Bantu - speaking people . Delimiting such a unit and its representativeness are not unproblematical . As noted by Van Warmelo ( 1974 : 60 ) ' Nguni ' is a term of ethnographic convenience based on ...
... Nguni branch of the southern African Bantu - speaking people . Delimiting such a unit and its representativeness are not unproblematical . As noted by Van Warmelo ( 1974 : 60 ) ' Nguni ' is a term of ethnographic convenience based on ...
Page 318
... Nguni and a wide range of species was exploited for meat and hides . The grasslands fringed by subtropical forests in the eastern Cape , Natal and Swaziland , and the savannahs and dry woodlands of the Transvaal and Zimbabwe were able ...
... Nguni and a wide range of species was exploited for meat and hides . The grasslands fringed by subtropical forests in the eastern Cape , Natal and Swaziland , and the savannahs and dry woodlands of the Transvaal and Zimbabwe were able ...
Page 397
... Nguni - speakers but does not intend to imply cultural homogeneity or fixed cultural boundaries . One of the problems with studies that adopt a linguistic classi- ficatory grid is that the boundaries are assumed and not investigated ...
... Nguni - speakers but does not intend to imply cultural homogeneity or fixed cultural boundaries . One of the problems with studies that adopt a linguistic classi- ficatory grid is that the boundaries are assumed and not investigated ...
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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 dressed skin 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 Mpondo 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