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Page 319
... Nguni . This drastically reduced the possibilities for the free movement of Nguni groups to unoccupied areas according to the cyclical availability of grazing and the requirements of cereal cultivation . In the south of the Nguni area ...
... Nguni . This drastically reduced the possibilities for the free movement of Nguni groups to unoccupied areas according to the cyclical availability of grazing and the requirements of cereal cultivation . In the south of the Nguni area ...
Page 320
... area . Drying Fresh skins were usually stretched out , flesh side upwards , fixed ( -bopelela ) to the ground with wooden pegs ( izikhonkwane ) and allowed to dry in the sun ( Fig ... THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Southern Nguni: skin-dressing.
... area . Drying Fresh skins were usually stretched out , flesh side upwards , fixed ( -bopelela ) to the ground with wooden pegs ( izikhonkwane ) and allowed to dry in the sun ( Fig ... THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Southern Nguni: skin-dressing.
Page 343
... Southern Nguni area , Mpondo and Bhaca women wore skirts that consisted of two pieces of goatskin wrapped around the body so that the back skirt overlapped the front . The skirt was supported at the waist by a girdle . A special ' skirt ...
... Southern Nguni area , Mpondo and Bhaca women wore skirts that consisted of two pieces of goatskin wrapped around the body so that the back skirt overlapped the front . The skirt was supported at the waist by a girdle . A special ' skirt ...
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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