Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... hand until it was pliable . Application of fat and colouring The dry , softened skin was smeared with melted animal fat or butter on the hair - side , rolled into a tight bundle , and left overnight . Some skin - workers applied bone ...
... hand until it was pliable . Application of fat and colouring The dry , softened skin was smeared with melted animal fat or butter on the hair - side , rolled into a tight bundle , and left overnight . Some skin - workers applied bone ...
Page 325
... hand . A metal awl ( isilanda ) was used to make small holes along the edges of the pieces to be joined and the thread was sewn through the holes in a continuous oversewing stitch . Fine , neat stitching is apparent on many examples of ...
... hand . A metal awl ( isilanda ) was used to make small holes along the edges of the pieces to be joined and the thread was sewn through the holes in a continuous oversewing stitch . Fine , neat stitching is apparent on many examples of ...
Page 352
... hand ( Bergville , 1969 ) . Sheepskin was gen- erally used with the wool retained . Further softening treatment involved various substances such as sour milk or beer dregs , or the crushed kernels of umtunduluku ( Ximenia caffra ) or ...
... hand ( Bergville , 1969 ) . Sheepskin was gen- erally used with the wool retained . Further softening treatment involved various substances such as sour milk or beer dregs , or the crushed kernels of umtunduluku ( Ximenia caffra ) or ...
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