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... chief . . . ( Kropf 1915 ) . The tails of elephant and leopard were royal insignia . When placed on a roof or attached to ... chiefs as a sign of authority ( Hunter 1936 : 417 ) . So close was the association of royal messengers with the ...
... chief . . . ( Kropf 1915 ) . The tails of elephant and leopard were royal insignia . When placed on a roof or attached to ... chiefs as a sign of authority ( Hunter 1936 : 417 ) . So close was the association of royal messengers with the ...
Page 356
... chiefs . Commoners were buried wrapped in their skin cloaks , or later in blankets ( Arbousset & Daumas 1842 : 138 ; Bryant 1949 : 700 ) . Drakensberg area A Ngwane skin - worker practising in the Bergville area in 1969 made blankets or ...
... chiefs . Commoners were buried wrapped in their skin cloaks , or later in blankets ( Arbousset & Daumas 1842 : 138 ; Bryant 1949 : 700 ) . Drakensberg area A Ngwane skin - worker practising in the Bergville area in 1969 made blankets or ...
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... chiefs and headmen , leopard skin being reserved for the exclusive use of chiefs and those honoured by them . The degree of specialization and the division of labour within the craft of skin - dressing varied slightly from group to ...
... chiefs and headmen , leopard skin being reserved for the exclusive use of chiefs and those honoured by them . The degree of specialization and the division of labour within the craft of skin - dressing varied slightly from group to ...
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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
Bibliographic information
| Title | Annals of the South African Museum Annals of the South African Museum, South African Museum |
| Author | South African Museum |
| Publisher | The Museum, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2016 |
| ISBN | 0868131024, 9780868131023 |
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