Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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... Thongs and bindings .. 373 Miscellaneous ... 373 Bellows ... 373 Blankets .. 374 Doors .. Mats ... 374 374 Musical instruments . 374 Shrouds Slings 375 375 Swazi : skin - dressing . Whips .. Whisks . Swazi : uses of skins and hides 375 ...
... Thongs and bindings .. 373 Miscellaneous ... 373 Bellows ... 373 Blankets .. 374 Doors .. Mats ... 374 374 Musical instruments . 374 Shrouds Slings 375 375 Swazi : skin - dressing . Whips .. Whisks . Swazi : uses of skins and hides 375 ...
Page 321
... thongs through the peg holes , or hung over the beam and pegged on either side at an angle to the ground . Smaller skins were pegged out , again horizontally , after the flesh side had been moistened with water and the hair on the ...
... thongs through the peg holes , or hung over the beam and pegged on either side at an angle to the ground . Smaller skins were pegged out , again horizontally , after the flesh side had been moistened with water and the hair on the ...
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... Thongs made from unsoftened hide were used for a variety of purposes , mainly related to the handling and inspanning of cattle . It is possible that the method of making thongs by weighting and twisting a strip of hide from a branch or ...
... Thongs made from unsoftened hide were used for a variety of purposes , mainly related to the handling and inspanning of cattle . It is possible that the method of making thongs by weighting and twisting a strip of hide from a branch or ...
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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