Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... antelope skin or cattle hide ; siphuku — cloak of goatskin ( Marwick 1940 : 85 ) . Cloaks of antelope , goat or cattle hide were worn in cold weather by men and women . By the 1930s ... skin SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 377.
... antelope skin or cattle hide ; siphuku — cloak of goatskin ( Marwick 1940 : 85 ) . Cloaks of antelope , goat or cattle hide were worn in cold weather by men and women . By the 1930s ... skin SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 377.
Page 388
... antelope - skin insertions . Chiefs ' cloaks were of leopard , lion , rhebuck or reedbuck skins ( Weiss 1963 : 63 ) . The shape was roughly semicircular , made up of large shaped panels , with numerous smaller panels along the curved ...
... antelope - skin insertions . Chiefs ' cloaks were of leopard , lion , rhebuck or reedbuck skins ( Weiss 1963 : 63 ) . The shape was roughly semicircular , made up of large shaped panels , with numerous smaller panels along the curved ...
Page 397
... antelope skin cloaks and married women's skirts , to be made by specialists . Skirts were often cut by a specialist and sewn by the owner . Shields and other items made of ... skin - SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 397.
... antelope skin cloaks and married women's skirts , to be made by specialists . Skirts were often cut by a specialist and sewn by the owner . Shields and other items made of ... skin - SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 397.
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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