Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 343
... tails , especially from game animals , gave dramatic effect to ceremonial occasions when worn around the waist , arms or legs ( Holden [ 1866 ] 1963 : 232 ) . Fig . 21. Headband of tail hair ; NASKO 35/347 SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN ...
... tails , especially from game animals , gave dramatic effect to ceremonial occasions when worn around the waist , arms or legs ( Holden [ 1866 ] 1963 : 232 ) . Fig . 21. Headband of tail hair ; NASKO 35/347 SOME NGUNI CRAFTS : SKIN ...
Page 357
... tails ; uhayo - loin girdle ; injobo — a strip of wild cat's skin forming the loin covering of a . . . man ; ( pl . only ) -bunches of cat's tails worn on either side ; umadimana - bunch of twisted sheepskin worn with ibeshu at hips ...
... tails ; uhayo - loin girdle ; injobo — a strip of wild cat's skin forming the loin covering of a . . . man ; ( pl . only ) -bunches of cat's tails worn on either side ; umadimana - bunch of twisted sheepskin worn with ibeshu at hips ...
Page 358
... tails of the isinene and izinjobo ; Natal , nineteenth century . ( Mariannhill Mission . ) During the reign of Shaka ( 1816-28 ) , the common loin - dress was of furry wild - cat and monkey tails reaching to about the knees , longer at ...
... tails of the isinene and izinjobo ; Natal , nineteenth century . ( Mariannhill Mission . ) During the reign of Shaka ( 1816-28 ) , the common loin - dress was of furry wild - cat and monkey tails reaching to about the knees , longer at ...
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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