Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 324
... stick fights . He wet the prepared skin before cutting it into an oval shape and making slits through which decorative strips were passed . At the back loops for the stick and a grip for holding the shield were made . As the shield ...
... stick fights . He wet the prepared skin before cutting it into an oval shape and making slits through which decorative strips were passed . At the back loops for the stick and a grip for holding the shield were made . As the shield ...
Page 371
... stick was inserted ( Fig . 42A , B ) . The stick , which was slightly longer than the shield , served to maintain the shape and rigidity of the shield . At the top it was decorated with a tuft of furry genet ( insimba ) skin or cow tail ...
... stick was inserted ( Fig . 42A , B ) . The stick , which was slightly longer than the shield , served to maintain the shape and rigidity of the shield . At the top it was decorated with a tuft of furry genet ( insimba ) skin or cow tail ...
Page 374
... sticks were sewn . The bellows worker pumped the two bags up and down alternately ( Fig . 43 ) and , by manipulating the sticks , allowed air into the bag on the upstroke and closed it on the downstroke , forcing air through the nozzle ...
... sticks were sewn . The bellows worker pumped the two bags up and down alternately ( Fig . 43 ) and , by manipulating the sticks , allowed air into the bag on the upstroke and closed it on the downstroke , forcing air through the nozzle ...
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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