Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 352
... hide , which was then rolled up with green leaves and set aside for a few days to allow absorption in the moist heat . The lipids made the hide more durable , especially in increasing resistance to water , and more supple , preventing ...
... hide , which was then rolled up with green leaves and set aside for a few days to allow absorption in the moist heat . The lipids made the hide more durable , especially in increasing resistance to water , and more supple , preventing ...
Page 353
... hide was further cleaned by rubbing and beating with stones ( Champion [ 1835–9 ] 1967 : 107 ; Bulwer , 1969 ; Tugela Ferry , Melmoth , Nongoma and Hlabisa , 1970 ) . Thus , while making the hide stable and ready for cutting to shape ...
... hide was further cleaned by rubbing and beating with stones ( Champion [ 1835–9 ] 1967 : 107 ; Bulwer , 1969 ; Tugela Ferry , Melmoth , Nongoma and Hlabisa , 1970 ) . Thus , while making the hide stable and ready for cutting to shape ...
Page 376
... hide was pegged out to dry with small wooden pegs . If the narrow skin from the leg areas was required to be kept flat , small reeds of the proper length were positioned across to keep this skin open ( Fig . 44 ) . Fig . 44. Skin from ...
... hide was pegged out to dry with small wooden pegs . If the narrow skin from the leg areas was required to be kept flat , small reeds of the proper length were positioned across to keep this skin open ( Fig . 44 ) . Fig . 44. Skin from ...
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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