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... assegais are carried ( Kropf 1915 ) . Quivers for spears were made from unsoftened hide shaped and sewn to form a cylinder , usually between 300 mm and 700 mm in length ( Shaw & Van Warmelo 1981 : 326 ) . The base was closed either by ...
... assegais are carried ( Kropf 1915 ) . Quivers for spears were made from unsoftened hide shaped and sewn to form a cylinder , usually between 300 mm and 700 mm in length ( Shaw & Van Warmelo 1981 : 326 ) . The base was closed either by ...
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... assegais on the back when mounted ; ingxiwaleather sheath for assegais and other weapons ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . Zululand Sheaths for spears were recorded during the Anglo - Zulu war of 1879 ( Norbury 1880 : 279 ) . A hide quiver ...
... assegais on the back when mounted ; ingxiwaleather sheath for assegais and other weapons ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . Zululand Sheaths for spears were recorded during the Anglo - Zulu war of 1879 ( Norbury 1880 : 279 ) . A hide quiver ...
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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