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... decorated panel at back . ( Gardiner 1836. ) The most common manner of wearing the tailored cloak was wrapped completely around the body and closed at the neck , or open just a little to reveal the top of a beaded breast - covering . A ...
... decorated panel at back . ( Gardiner 1836. ) The most common manner of wearing the tailored cloak was wrapped completely around the body and closed at the neck , or open just a little to reveal the top of a beaded breast - covering . A ...
Page 343
... decorated with black and white beads sewn in a triangular design ( Kay 1833 : 42 ) . Apart from richness of ornamentation and the exclusive use of leopard skin and ivory , it seems that there was little distinction between the dress of ...
... decorated with black and white beads sewn in a triangular design ( Kay 1833 : 42 ) . Apart from richness of ornamentation and the exclusive use of leopard skin and ivory , it seems that there was little distinction between the dress of ...
Page 388
... decorated with incised designs ( SAM - 10142 , Groblersdal , 1972 ; NASKO 67/113 , Groblersdal , 1967 ) . The top edge was folded over like a collar and had flaps , called ears ( iindlebe ) , hanging down behind the neck . The panels of ...
... decorated with incised designs ( SAM - 10142 , Groblersdal , 1972 ; NASKO 67/113 , Groblersdal , 1967 ) . The top edge was folded over like a collar and had flaps , called ears ( iindlebe ) , hanging down behind the neck . The panels 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