Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 319
... cattle - killing ' among the Xhosa and Thembu in 1856-7 , led to internal dissolution that precipitated submission to European rule . In the north , similar encroachments culminated in the collapse of the Zulu state in 1879. All these ...
... cattle - killing ' among the Xhosa and Thembu in 1856-7 , led to internal dissolution that precipitated submission to European rule . In the north , similar encroachments culminated in the collapse of the Zulu state in 1879. All these ...
Page 381
... cattle tails attached to cords on the shoulders , arms and legs ( Kuper 1947 , pl . 4b ; AFR 42/447 ) . Waist ornaments Young men wore waist ornaments made of strips of oxhide , twisted so that the hair stood out ( Coertzé 1930–1 : 16 ) ...
... cattle tails attached to cords on the shoulders , arms and legs ( Kuper 1947 , pl . 4b ; AFR 42/447 ) . Waist ornaments Young men wore waist ornaments made of strips of oxhide , twisted so that the hair stood out ( Coertzé 1930–1 : 16 ) ...
Page 384
... cattle enclosure . This would have both cleaned and somewhat softened the hide ( see pp . 352-353 ) but over a short period would not have removed the hair . Five small oval shields could be cut from one cattle hide ( Nebo , 1972 ) ...
... cattle enclosure . This would have both cleaned and somewhat softened the hide ( see pp . 352-353 ) but over a short period would not have removed the hair . Five small oval shields could be cut from one cattle hide ( Nebo , 1972 ) ...
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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 dressed skin Duggan-Cronin collection eastern Cape fringes Fynn garment goat goatskin Groblersdal hair head-dress headband king King William's Town Krige Kropf Kuper leopard leopard skin loin-coverings Mankaiana Marwick McGregor Museum Mfengu Mpondo 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