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... edge of the hide and working around and around to the centre . The strip was then looped over a strong branch or specially constructed frame and the lower ends fastened to a piece of wood that was weighted with a heavy stone ( Fig . 5.
... edge of the hide and working around and around to the centre . The strip was then looped over a strong branch or specially constructed frame and the lower ends fastened to a piece of wood that was weighted with a heavy stone ( Fig . 5.
Page 386
... edge was padded with grass or cloth to form a firm waistband , and skin thongs tied the apron around the waist . This was made for an initiated girl by her father . It was also worn by married women , who when wid- owed cut off the ...
... edge was padded with grass or cloth to form a firm waistband , and skin thongs tied the apron around the waist . This was made for an initiated girl by her father . It was also worn by married women , who when wid- owed cut off the ...
Page 388
... edge ( Fig . 54A - B ) . The cen- tral bottom panel was in some cases of duiker ( impunzi ) skin , blackened with charcoal and decorated with incised designs ( SAM - 10142 , Groblersdal , 1972 ; NASKO 67/113 , Groblersdal , 1967 ) . The ...
... edge ( Fig . 54A - B ) . The cen- tral bottom panel was in some cases of duiker ( impunzi ) skin , blackened with charcoal and decorated with incised designs ( SAM - 10142 , Groblersdal , 1972 ; NASKO 67/113 , Groblersdal , 1967 ) . 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 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