Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 22
Page 318
... skins and hides obtained from livestock and game in order to meet their needs for clothing , ornaments and utensils . At the beginning of the nineteenth century , indigenous animals were abundant throughout the area occupied by the ...
... skins and hides obtained from livestock and game in order to meet their needs for clothing , ornaments and utensils . At the beginning of the nineteenth century , indigenous animals were abundant throughout the area occupied by the ...
Page 353
... skins were commonly used for clothing and other domestic purposes , it is likely that most men knew and practised the techniques . There was , however , some ... SKINS AND HIDES CLOTHING SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 353.
... skins were commonly used for clothing and other domestic purposes , it is likely that most men knew and practised the techniques . There was , however , some ... SKINS AND HIDES CLOTHING SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN - WORKING TECHNOLOGY 353.
Page 397
... skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ceremonial dress , as well as unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields ...
... skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ceremonial dress , as well as unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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