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Page 347
... oxhide were used in both warfare and hunting . Shields could also provide shade from the sun and protection from cold weather . On occasion they were beaten as drums . Xhosa war shields were large enough to conceal the body when ...
... oxhide were used in both warfare and hunting . Shields could also provide shade from the sun and protection from cold weather . On occasion they were beaten as drums . Xhosa war shields were large enough to conceal the body when ...
Page 371
... Oxhide was preferred and fat animals provided the best hides ( Krige 1950 : 402 ) . The side of the animal which received the stab wound was favoured ( Webb & Wright 1979 : 215 ) . Shaka and Dingane used hides from the herds of Jobe , a ...
... Oxhide was preferred and fat animals provided the best hides ( Krige 1950 : 402 ) . The side of the animal which received the stab wound was favoured ( Webb & Wright 1979 : 215 ) . Shaka and Dingane used hides from the herds of Jobe , a ...
Page 381
... oxhide , twisted so that the hair stood out ( Coertzé 1930–1 : 16 ) . SHIELDS Terms : sihlangu - oxhide war shield ; lihau - dancing shield ( Kuper 1947 : 124 ) . The Swazi war shield of cattle hide was of a rounded oval shape , and ...
... oxhide , twisted so that the hair stood out ( Coertzé 1930–1 : 16 ) . SHIELDS Terms : sihlangu - oxhide war shield ; lihau - dancing shield ( Kuper 1947 : 124 ) . The Swazi war shield of cattle hide was of a rounded oval shape , and ...
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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 Duggan-Cronin collection eastern Cape fringes Fynn garment goat goatskin Groblersdal hair head-dress headband HIDES CLOTHING king King William's Town Krige Kropf Kuper leopard leopard skin loin-coverings Mankaiana Marwick McGregor Museum Mfengu 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
Bibliographic information
| Title | Annals of the South African Museum Annals of the South African Museum, South African Museum |
| Author | South African Museum |
| Publisher | The Museum, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2016 |
| ISBN | 0868131024, 9780868131023 |
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