Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 334
... head - coverings were either a softened piece of skin tied around the head to form a simple turban or a very distinctive sewn and beaded head - dress also made of skin ( see Shaw & Van Warmelo 1988 , pls 68-72 ) . The beaded head ...
... head - coverings were either a softened piece of skin tied around the head to form a simple turban or a very distinctive sewn and beaded head - dress also made of skin ( see Shaw & Van Warmelo 1988 , pls 68-72 ) . The beaded head ...
Page 336
... head - dress . Bands for securing the head - dress were later sewn to the side panels . A piece of wood was placed inside the head - dress to give it the correct shape and then it was buried . After being removed , it was sprinkled with ...
... head - dress . Bands for securing the head - dress were later sewn to the side panels . A piece of wood was placed inside the head - dress to give it the correct shape and then it was buried . After being removed , it was sprinkled with ...
Page 357
... head - dress was part of the distinctive dress of each regi- ment . Feathers and cow tails were attached to an umqhele , a circlet of skin padded with bulrush heads or dry dung ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) , which was worn fairly low ...
... head - dress was part of the distinctive dress of each regi- ment . Feathers and cow tails were attached to an umqhele , a circlet of skin padded with bulrush heads or dry dung ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ) , which was worn fairly low ...
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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