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... married women's attire was the wearing of elaborate head - dresses . Among the people living in the east , head- dresses were not noted but hair - styles and hair ornaments were prominent . It is likely , however , that throughout the ...
... married women's attire was the wearing of elaborate head - dresses . Among the people living in the east , head- dresses were not noted but hair - styles and hair ornaments were prominent . It is likely , however , that throughout the ...
Page 355
... married or when pregnant ; isidiya - skin covering for concealing the breasts ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . A supple covering of antelope skin , particularly rietbuck or duiker , was worn by newly married and pregnant women ( Fynn [ 1824 ...
... married or when pregnant ; isidiya - skin covering for concealing the breasts ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) . A supple covering of antelope skin , particularly rietbuck or duiker , was worn by newly married and pregnant women ( Fynn [ 1824 ...
Page 386
... married woman's apron ; amaphotho - married woman's fringed apron ; isithimba — woman's back - apron ( Groblersdal , 1972 ; Dennilton , 1983 ) . Front- and back - aprons in various shapes were worn by Ndebele girls and women at ...
... married woman's apron ; amaphotho - married woman's fringed apron ; isithimba — woman's back - apron ( Groblersdal , 1972 ; Dennilton , 1983 ) . Front- and back - aprons in various shapes were worn by Ndebele girls and women at ...
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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