Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... neck , or open just a little to reveal the top of a beaded breast - covering . A lighter cloak or wrap was worn in a number of different ways - tied at the neck , under the arms across the breast , or rolled down to the waist . A light ...
... neck , or open just a little to reveal the top of a beaded breast - covering . A lighter cloak or wrap was worn in a number of different ways - tied at the neck , under the arms across the breast , or rolled down to the waist . A light ...
Page 369
... neck ; ingqaba - small skin bag of medicines and charms worn round the neck ; inqalaba - small skin bag ; ingqalathi - skin bag ; umxhaka - skin bag ; iyika - bag , sack ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) ; intlanti skin sack ( Bryant 1949 : 271 ) ...
... neck ; ingqaba - small skin bag of medicines and charms worn round the neck ; inqalaba - small skin bag ; ingqalathi - skin bag ; umxhaka - skin bag ; iyika - bag , sack ( Doke & Vilakazi 1964 ) ; intlanti skin sack ( Bryant 1949 : 271 ) ...
Page 381
... Neck and chest ornaments At the annual Incwala ceremonies , Swazi warriors wore ornaments of thin strips of furry skin around the neck and bandolier fashion from the right shoulder across the chest ( Kuper 1947 , pl . 3a ; Tyrrell 1968 ...
... Neck and chest ornaments At the annual Incwala ceremonies , Swazi warriors wore ornaments of thin strips of furry skin around the neck and bandolier fashion from the right shoulder across the chest ( Kuper 1947 , pl . 3a ; Tyrrell 1968 ...
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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