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This scraping and thinning process was arduous - cleaning a large skin constituted a full day's work for two men ... At this stage the skin was referred to as umpalane , the scraped ; the scrapings were either cooked and eaten as a ...
This scraping and thinning process was arduous - cleaning a large skin constituted a full day's work for two men ... At this stage the skin was referred to as umpalane , the scraped ; the scrapings were either cooked and eaten as a ...
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The initial stages of flaying the animal , pegging the skin out to dry , and scraping it clean were always carried out by men . ... after the skin had been scraped clean , and they also did the cutting and sewing of garments .
The initial stages of flaying the animal , pegging the skin out to dry , and scraping it clean were always carried out by men . ... after the skin had been scraped clean , and they also did the cutting and sewing of garments .
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Some practitioners soaked the skin before starting the process of scraping ( -phala ) with a metal axe- or adze - blade ... Softening and currying When cleaned , the flesh side of strong skins and hides was scraped back and forth with ...
Some practitioners soaked the skin before starting the process of scraping ( -phala ) with a metal axe- or adze - blade ... Softening and currying When cleaned , the flesh side of strong skins and hides was scraped back and forth with ...
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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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