Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... 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 By the 1930s these had often been replaced by cloth cloaks , or overcoats ...
... 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 By the 1930s these had often been replaced by cloth cloaks , or overcoats ...
Page 381
... cattle hide was of a rounded oval shape , and reached approximately from the shoulder to the thigh . Although it differed from the Zulu shield in shape , it had similar decoration and was held in the same way ( DugganCronin 1941 , pls ...
... cattle hide was of a rounded oval shape , and reached approximately from the shoulder to the thigh . Although it differed from the Zulu shield in shape , it had similar decoration and was held in the same way ( DugganCronin 1941 , pls ...
Page 388
... skin of a goat sacrificed to celebrate the birth of the child . The skin was used with the hair - side towards the body ... cattle hide at the back . By the 1960s these were rarely A A B Fig . 54. Ndzundza skin cloak , 388 ANNALS OF THE ...
... skin of a goat sacrificed to celebrate the birth of the child . The skin was used with the hair - side towards the body ... cattle hide at the back . By the 1960s these were rarely A A B Fig . 54. Ndzundza skin cloak , 388 ANNALS OF THE ...
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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