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... Xhosa and Thembu , and a man among the Mpondo , Xesibe and Bhaca . In all areas the cutting and sewing of certain special garments , such as the leopard - skin cloak worn only by chiefs , was done by appointed craftsmen . When cut to ...
... Xhosa and Thembu , and a man among the Mpondo , Xesibe and Bhaca . In all areas the cutting and sewing of certain special garments , such as the leopard - skin cloak worn only by chiefs , was done by appointed craftsmen . When cut to ...
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... Xhosa . In the 1930s Hunter recorded that skin breast - coverings were worn by Mpondo women . By the 1970s , when fieldwork for this study was being conducted , skins had ceased to be used but those married women who still adhered to ...
... Xhosa . In the 1930s Hunter recorded that skin breast - coverings were worn by Mpondo women . By the 1970s , when fieldwork for this study was being conducted , skins had ceased to be used but those married women who still adhered to ...
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... Xhosa and Thembu married women who wear traditional dress to keep their heads covered ( Bigalke 1972 : 71 ) . A distinctive fur cap , isidlokolo , often made from baboon or monkey skin , formed part of the costume worn by diviners ...
... Xhosa and Thembu married women who wear traditional dress to keep their heads covered ( Bigalke 1972 : 71 ) . A distinctive fur cap , isidlokolo , often made from baboon or monkey skin , formed part of the costume worn by diviners ...
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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
Bibliographic information
| Title | Annals of the South African Museum Annals of the South African Museum, South African Museum |
| Author | South African Museum |
| Publisher | The Museum, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2016 |
| ISBN | 0868131024, 9780868131023 |
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