Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... cloaks ( Bain 1829 : 103 ) . Children wore skin cloaks that were diminutive unornamented versions of those worn by adults . Sheepskin cloaks , with the wool inwards , were worn by herd - boys ( Fig . 9 ) and by initiates living in ...
... cloaks ( Bain 1829 : 103 ) . Children wore skin cloaks that were diminutive unornamented versions of those worn by adults . Sheepskin cloaks , with the wool inwards , were worn by herd - boys ( Fig . 9 ) and by initiates living in ...
Page 356
South African Museum. CLOAKS Terms : isibaceko - cape , small covering for the shoulder ; isidwenga - buckskin blanket ; umgaxo- . hood of a skin blanket ; umaqapheqolo — woman's kaross for every day ; ingubo -cloak , covering for the ...
South African Museum. CLOAKS Terms : isibaceko - cape , small covering for the shoulder ; isidwenga - buckskin blanket ; umgaxo- . hood of a skin blanket ; umaqapheqolo — woman's kaross for every day ; ingubo -cloak , covering for the ...
Page 388
... skin of a goat sacrificed to celebrate the birth of the child . The skin was used with the hair - side towards the body . The top was folded over slightly and the legs were used as ties ( Weiss 1963 : 60 ; Dennilton , 1983 ) . CLOAKS ...
... skin of a goat sacrificed to celebrate the birth of the child . The skin was used with the hair - side towards the body . The top was folded over slightly and the legs were used as ties ( Weiss 1963 : 60 ; Dennilton , 1983 ) . CLOAKS ...
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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