Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... leopard were royal insignia . When placed on a roof or attached to a pole , the tails marked the homesteads of chiefs . A staff bearing the tail of a leopard , and later that of a white ox , was carried by the messengers of chiefs as a ...
... leopard were royal insignia . When placed on a roof or attached to a pole , the tails marked the homesteads of chiefs . A staff bearing the tail of a leopard , and later that of a white ox , was carried by the messengers of chiefs as a ...
Page 357
... Leopard skin was also used ( Norbury 1880 : 183 ; Samuelson 1929 : 238 ) . The ibege head - dress consisted of flaps or squares of monkey or leopard skin attached to the headband and which hung down over the cheeks or down the back of ...
... Leopard skin was also used ( Norbury 1880 : 183 ; Samuelson 1929 : 238 ) . The ibege head - dress consisted of flaps or squares of monkey or leopard skin attached to the headband and which hung down over the cheeks or down the back of ...
Page 360
... leopard - skin loin- dresses were reserved for men of rank , councillors and warriors ( Webb & Wright 1976 : 46 , 323 ) . However , Shaka obliged old deposed chiefs to wear a monkey- skin loin - dress similar in shape to skirts worn by ...
... leopard - skin loin- dresses were reserved for men of rank , councillors and warriors ( Webb & Wright 1976 : 46 , 323 ) . However , Shaka obliged old deposed chiefs to wear a monkey- skin loin - dress similar in shape to skirts worn by ...
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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