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Page 331
... Sheepskin cloaks , with the wool inwards , were worn by herd - boys ( Fig . 9 ) and by initiates living in seclusion ... sheepskins were cleaned and softened individually before being cut and sewn together with sinew thread . Among the ...
... Sheepskin cloaks , with the wool inwards , were worn by herd - boys ( Fig . 9 ) and by initiates living in seclusion ... sheepskins were cleaned and softened individually before being cut and sewn together with sinew thread . Among the ...
Page 352
... Sheepskin was generally used with the wool retained . Further softening treatment involved various substances such as sour milk or beer dregs , or the crushed kernels of umtunduluku ( Ximenia caffra ) or inhlakuva ( Ricinus communis ) ...
... Sheepskin was generally used with the wool retained . Further softening treatment involved various substances such as sour milk or beer dregs , or the crushed kernels of umtunduluku ( Ximenia caffra ) or inhlakuva ( Ricinus communis ) ...
Page 356
... sheepskin ( Schlosser 1972 : 194 ) . During the winter , herdboys wore cloaks of sheepskin with the wool turned inwards ( Aitchison 1917 : 13 ) . Cloaks of wild - cat skin were worn by soldiers of rank ( Arbousset & Daumas 1842 : 146 ...
... sheepskin ( Schlosser 1972 : 194 ) . During the winter , herdboys wore cloaks of sheepskin with the wool turned inwards ( Aitchison 1917 : 13 ) . Cloaks of wild - cat skin were worn by soldiers of rank ( Arbousset & Daumas 1842 : 146 ...
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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