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A. Detail of oversewing on umnqwazi head - dress . B. Detail of lazy - stitch beadwork technique used to ornament the head - dress . Bands for securing the head - dress were later sewn to the side panels . A piece of wood was placed ...
A. Detail of oversewing on umnqwazi head - dress . B. Detail of lazy - stitch beadwork technique used to ornament the head - dress . Bands for securing the head - dress were later sewn to the side panels . A piece of wood was placed ...
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by the end of the nineteenth century the distinctive umnqwazi had given way to other forms of head - dress made of ... for Xhosa and Thembu married women who wear traditional dress to keep their heads covered ( Bigalke 1972 : 71 ) .
by the end of the nineteenth century the distinctive umnqwazi had given way to other forms of head - dress made of ... for Xhosa and Thembu married women who wear traditional dress to keep their heads covered ( Bigalke 1972 : 71 ) .
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HEAD - DRESSES Terms : ibeqe — strip of dry skin of blue monkey or genet , worn dangling on each side of the head before the ears , as warriors full - dress ornament at feasts , etc .; umqhele —... ornament ( of beads or otter skin ) ...
HEAD - DRESSES Terms : ibeqe — strip of dry skin of blue monkey or genet , worn dangling on each side of the head before the ears , as warriors full - dress ornament at feasts , etc .; umqhele —... ornament ( of beads or otter skin ) ...
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