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... tied at the neck , under the arms across the breast , or rolled down to the waist . A light cloak could also be tied at the waist and across the shoulders to provide a carrier for a baby on the back ( Campbell 1815 : 369 ; I'Ons 1849 ) ...
... tied at the neck , under the arms across the breast , or rolled down to the waist . A light cloak could also be tied at the waist and across the shoulders to provide a carrier for a baby on the back ( Campbell 1815 : 369 ; I'Ons 1849 ) ...
Page 339
... tied around the neck ( Alberti 1810 : 31 ; Morgan 1833 : 37 ) . SANDALS Terms : isihlangu - a sandal cut out of the thick part of a skin ; a thing that protects ; a shield ; imbadada - a sandal ( Kropf 1915 ) . Generally men and women ...
... tied around the neck ( Alberti 1810 : 31 ; Morgan 1833 : 37 ) . SANDALS Terms : isihlangu - a sandal cut out of the thick part of a skin ; a thing that protects ; a shield ; imbadada - a sandal ( Kropf 1915 ) . Generally men and women ...
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... tied under the arms but once she had a child , she could wear it tied over the right shoulder only ( Marwick 1940 : 101 , 119 ; Kuper 1947 : 136 ; Mankaiana , 1971 ) . Despite the general adoption of western dress , some examples of ...
... tied under the arms but once she had a child , she could wear it tied over the right shoulder only ( Marwick 1940 : 101 , 119 ; Kuper 1947 : 136 ; Mankaiana , 1971 ) . Despite the general adoption of western dress , some examples of ...
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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