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According to Kirby ( 1934 : 8 ) , ankle rattles made of goatskin were used by Xhosa initiates when dancing . WHISKS Terms : itshoba — the bushy end of an animal's tail , uswazi - a switch ( Kropf 1915 ) . The tails of cattle and certain ...
According to Kirby ( 1934 : 8 ) , ankle rattles made of goatskin were used by Xhosa initiates when dancing . WHISKS Terms : itshoba — the bushy end of an animal's tail , uswazi - a switch ( Kropf 1915 ) . The tails of cattle and certain ...
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Shields were used for defence in war and the hunt , and as accessories on festive occasions . They were of a pointed oval shape and varied in size according to function . The large war shield , isihlangu , measured from the chin to the ...
Shields were used for defence in war and the hunt , and as accessories on festive occasions . They were of a pointed oval shape and varied in size according to function . The large war shield , isihlangu , measured from the chin to the ...
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The type of skin varied according to rank in Swazi society . Commoners used the soft skin of a goat slaughtered for the mother to celebrate the birth of the child ( Marwick 1940 : 147 ; Kuper 1947 : 76 ) . According to Kuper ( 1947 : 76 ) ...
The type of skin varied according to rank in Swazi society . Commoners used the soft skin of a goat slaughtered for the mother to celebrate the birth of the child ( Marwick 1940 : 147 ; Kuper 1947 : 76 ) . According to Kuper ( 1947 : 76 ) ...
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