Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... Xhosa craftsmen who worked with unsoftened hides not only made shields , but also sandals , quivers for spears , and warriors ' headbands to which crane feathers were attached . Throughout the Nguni area thongs and whipcords were made ...
... Xhosa craftsmen who worked with unsoftened hides not only made shields , but also sandals , quivers for spears , and warriors ' headbands to which crane feathers were attached . Throughout the Nguni area thongs and whipcords were made ...
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South African Museum. Xhosa sandal - makers . The sole was cut to the shape of the foot , allowing about one centimetre ... Xhosa woman wearing skirt and breast - cloth . ( Bell c . 1834 , Cape Archives . ) A B с O о cm 50 Fig . 19. 340 ...
South African Museum. Xhosa sandal - makers . The sole was cut to the shape of the foot , allowing about one centimetre ... Xhosa woman wearing skirt and breast - cloth . ( Bell c . 1834 , Cape Archives . ) A B с O о cm 50 Fig . 19. 340 ...
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... Xhosa and Thembu diviners are illustrated by Broster ( 1976 : 96–98 ; 1982 ) . ORNAMENTS Terms : inquma — a head ornament [ of skin ] ; inqashela - piece of skin used as a legging ; ingcaca - cowrie shells used as an ornamental band on ...
... Xhosa and Thembu diviners are illustrated by Broster ( 1976 : 96–98 ; 1982 ) . ORNAMENTS Terms : inquma — a head ornament [ of skin ] ; inqashela - piece of skin used as a legging ; ingcaca - cowrie shells used as an ornamental band on ...
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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