Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... status . In the early nineteenth century , shells and pieces of polished copper and iron were used together with relatively few glass beads sewn along the seams but , by the third decade of the century , head - dresses were profusely ...
... status . In the early nineteenth century , shells and pieces of polished copper and iron were used together with relatively few glass beads sewn along the seams but , by the third decade of the century , head - dresses were profusely ...
Page 343
... status , office or prestige ; others had protective attributes . Headbands of hide ornamented with much favoured cowrie shells , pieces of copper , or glass beads were among the wide range of ornaments worn by men in the Southern Nguni ...
... status , office or prestige ; others had protective attributes . Headbands of hide ornamented with much favoured cowrie shells , pieces of copper , or glass beads were among the wide range of ornaments worn by men in the Southern Nguni ...
Page 354
... status . The apron could be made from cut - off pieces of hide from larger garments , and consisted of a simple flap of soft skin , or of fringes of skin , vegetable fibre or beadwork . It varied regionally and with the prevailing ...
... status . The apron could be made from cut - off pieces of hide from larger garments , and consisted of a simple flap of soft skin , or of fringes of skin , vegetable fibre or beadwork . It varied regionally and with the prevailing ...
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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 dressed skin Duggan-Cronin collection eastern Cape fringes Fynn garment goat goatskin Groblersdal hair head-dress headband king King William's Town Krige Kropf Kuper leopard leopard skin loin-coverings Mankaiana Marwick McGregor Museum Mfengu Mpondo 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