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Page 352
... colour was applied by mixing red ochre ( ibomvu ) with the fat ( Mayr 1907 : 634 ) . For skirts the hide was ... coloured by brushing on an infusion of wattle bark . The wattle tree had been introduced to Natal for its tanning properties ...
... colour was applied by mixing red ochre ( ibomvu ) with the fat ( Mayr 1907 : 634 ) . For skirts the hide was ... coloured by brushing on an infusion of wattle bark . The wattle tree had been introduced to Natal for its tanning properties ...
Page 371
... colour , were threaded . These reinforced the centre of the shield ( Bryant 1949 : 406 ) and were decorative . The cutting was judged by eye , although some shield - makers used a finished shield to mark the outline ( Nongoma , 1970 ) ...
... colour , were threaded . These reinforced the centre of the shield ( Bryant 1949 : 406 ) and were decorative . The cutting was judged by eye , although some shield - makers used a finished shield to mark the outline ( Nongoma , 1970 ) ...
Page 372
... colour and the less experienced young men had darker shields ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . Cattle captured from the enemy were sorted according to colour and allotted to the various regiments to use as food and to provide shields of ...
... colour and the less experienced young men had darker shields ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) . Cattle captured from the enemy were sorted according to colour and allotted to the various regiments to use as food and to provide shields of ...
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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