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Cutting the skin to the required shape for particular items of clothing - for example , cloaks , headdresses or aprons — was generally the work of a specialist , usually a woman among the Xhosa and Thembu , and a man among the Mpondo ...
Cutting the skin to the required shape for particular items of clothing - for example , cloaks , headdresses or aprons — was generally the work of a specialist , usually a woman among the Xhosa and Thembu , and a man among the Mpondo ...
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It is difficult to assess the time expended on the whole process because skin - working was interspersed with other domestic activities and at certain stages the skin could be set aside . Craftsmen still practising in the 1970s took ...
It is difficult to assess the time expended on the whole process because skin - working was interspersed with other domestic activities and at certain stages the skin could be set aside . Craftsmen still practising in the 1970s took ...
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We alert the reader to this problem and hope that this general work will provide the basis for further study . During the pre - colonial period skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the Nguni area .
We alert the reader to this problem and hope that this general work will provide the basis for further study . During the pre - colonial period skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the Nguni area .
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Bibliographic information
| 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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