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... of game animals or from the hides of cattle , were worn throughout the Southern Nguni area by both men and women . Men's cloaks were usually just wide enough to close in front and on many occasions were worn open , hanging loosely ...
... of game animals or from the hides of cattle , were worn throughout the Southern Nguni area by both men and women . Men's cloaks were usually just wide enough to close in front and on many occasions were worn open , hanging loosely ...
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It was customary for a man to provide his wife with a skin skirt soon after the occasion of their marriage and ... By the mid - twentieth century , skin skirts were worn primarily on ceremonial occasions , having been replaced for ...
It was customary for a man to provide his wife with a skin skirt soon after the occasion of their marriage and ... By the mid - twentieth century , skin skirts were worn primarily on ceremonial occasions , having been replaced for ...
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The cloaks were made of supple cowhide , with the hair either retained or removed . Cowhide cloaks were also used by men and , even after these had largely been replaced by cloth blankets , their use resumed on ritual occasions ( Bleek ...
The cloaks were made of supple cowhide , with the hair either retained or removed . Cowhide cloaks were also used by men and , even after these had largely been replaced by cloth blankets , their use resumed on ritual occasions ( Bleek ...
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| Title | Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 70, Issue 4 Annals of the South African Museum, South African Museum |
| Author | South African Museum |
| Publisher | South African Museum, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2016 |
| ISBN | 0868131024, 9780868131023 |
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