Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... king was carried in silver ( vervet ) monkey skin ; this animal was associated with virility and long life . CLOAKS Term : sidziya - breast - covering ( Mankaiana , 1971 ) . This covering of goatskin had the hair removed from a central ...
... king was carried in silver ( vervet ) monkey skin ; this animal was associated with virility and long life . CLOAKS Term : sidziya - breast - covering ( Mankaiana , 1971 ) . This covering of goatskin had the hair removed from a central ...
Page 380
... king's mother and wives were prepared with fat from cattle belonging to a sacred herd with magical powers ( Kuper 1973 : 325 ) . The sidwaba was worn by any woman who had a child , even if unmarried . The weight of the skirt symbolized ...
... king's mother and wives were prepared with fat from cattle belonging to a sacred herd with magical powers ( Kuper 1973 : 325 ) . The sidwaba was worn by any woman who had a child , even if unmarried . The weight of the skirt symbolized ...
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... king's cattle , and stored with other ritual paraphernalia at the royal capital ( Kuper 1943-4 : 250 ) . Small ... king sat alone on a lion skin ( Kuper 1947 : 219 ) . The symbolic association of the lion and the king is expressed in his ...
... king's cattle , and stored with other ritual paraphernalia at the royal capital ( Kuper 1943-4 : 250 ) . Small ... king sat alone on a lion skin ( Kuper 1947 : 219 ) . The symbolic association of the lion and the king is expressed in his ...
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