Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... headband were also characteristically worn by diviners . This form of head - dress is well illustrated in a study of a Bhaca diviner by Duggan - Cronin ( Fig . 16 ) . A hide headband to which the long wings of the blue crane were ...
... headband were also characteristically worn by diviners . This form of head - dress is well illustrated in a study of a Bhaca diviner by Duggan - Cronin ( Fig . 16 ) . A hide headband to which the long wings of the blue crane were ...
Page 343
... headband 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 ...
... headband 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 ...
Page 357
... headband and which hung down over the cheeks or down the back of the head ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ; Angas 1849 , pl . 20 ; AFR 72/4430 , Nongoma , 1972 ) . In the nineteenth century these elaborate and distinctive items were worn ...
... headband and which hung down over the cheeks or down the back of the head ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 284 ; Angas 1849 , pl . 20 ; AFR 72/4430 , Nongoma , 1972 ) . In the nineteenth century these elaborate and distinctive items were worn ...
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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