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Page 331
... sewn together with sinew thread . Among the Thembu the white sheepskins used for an initiate's cloak were prepared by his father and sewn by his mother . The cloak was worn by the initiate throughout his seclusion and , according to ...
... sewn together with sinew thread . Among the Thembu the white sheepskins used for an initiate's cloak were prepared by his father and sewn by his mother . The cloak was worn by the initiate throughout his seclusion and , according to ...
Page 336
... sewn to the side panels . A piece of wood was placed inside the head - dress to give it the correct shape and then it was buried . After being removed , it was sprinkled with milk and softened by hand ( Döhne 1844 : 41 ) . Beads were sewn ...
... sewn to the side panels . A piece of wood was placed inside the head - dress to give it the correct shape and then it was buried . After being removed , it was sprinkled with milk and softened by hand ( Döhne 1844 : 41 ) . Beads were sewn ...
Page 356
... sewn fabric . Unlike the Southern Nguni custom , the use of leopard skin does not seem to have been exclusive to chiefs . Commoners were buried wrapped in their skin cloaks , or later in blankets ( Arbousset & Daumas 1842 : 138 ; Bryant ...
... sewn fabric . Unlike the Southern Nguni custom , the use of leopard skin does not seem to have been exclusive to chiefs . Commoners were buried wrapped in their skin cloaks , or later in blankets ( Arbousset & Daumas 1842 : 138 ; Bryant ...
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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