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... clothing — for example , cloaks , head- dresses or aprons — was generally the work of a specialist , usually a woman among the Xhosa and Thembu , and a man among the Mpondo , Xesibe and Bhaca . In all areas the cutting and sewing of ...
... clothing — for example , cloaks , head- dresses or aprons — was generally the work of a specialist , usually a woman among the Xhosa and Thembu , and a man among the Mpondo , Xesibe and Bhaca . In all areas the cutting and sewing of ...
Page 326
... clothing declined . SOUTHERN NGUNI : USES OF SKINS AND HIDES CLOTHING AND ORNAMENT The synthesis presented here is based on historical and more recent ethno- graphic sources . As many of the relevant historical records and illustrations ...
... clothing declined . SOUTHERN NGUNI : USES OF SKINS AND HIDES CLOTHING AND ORNAMENT The synthesis presented here is based on historical and more recent ethno- graphic sources . As many of the relevant historical records and illustrations ...
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... clothing for the regiments was manufactured by appointed craftsmen , as was the case for warriors ' shields ( Champion [ 1935-9 ] 1967 : 107 ) . Traditionally women were involved in cutting and sewing articles of domestic clothing ...
... clothing for the regiments was manufactured by appointed craftsmen , as was the case for warriors ' shields ( Champion [ 1935-9 ] 1967 : 107 ) . Traditionally women were involved in cutting and sewing articles of domestic clothing ...
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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