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Page 314
... Thongs and bindings .. Miscellaneous ... Bellows .. Blankets . Doors . Mats ..... Musical instruments .. Shrouds Slings Whips .. Whisks .. Swazi : skin - dressing .. Swazi : uses of skins and hides Clothing and ornament Aprons Baby ...
... Thongs and bindings .. Miscellaneous ... Bellows .. Blankets . Doors . Mats ..... Musical instruments .. Shrouds Slings Whips .. Whisks .. Swazi : skin - dressing .. Swazi : uses of skins and hides Clothing and ornament Aprons Baby ...
Page 324
... thongs and whipcords were made from unsoftened hides ( amathwathwa ) . Before cutting , the skin was immersed in water . A long strip was then cut , starting from the outer edge of the hide and working around and around to the centre ...
... thongs and whipcords were made from unsoftened hides ( amathwathwa ) . Before cutting , the skin was immersed in water . A long strip was then cut , starting from the outer edge of the hide and working around and around to the centre ...
Page 348
... THONGS , BINDINGS AND THREADS Terms : intambo - a thong , rope , riem ; ulutya - a long thong ; usinga - thread made from umsundulo , the tendons found on the underside of an ox's shoulder - blade ( Kropf 1915 ) . Thongs made from ...
... THONGS , BINDINGS AND THREADS Terms : intambo - a thong , rope , riem ; ulutya - a long thong ; usinga - thread made from umsundulo , the tendons found on the underside of an ox's shoulder - blade ( Kropf 1915 ) . Thongs made from ...
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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