Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 70, Issue 4 |
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A lighter cloak or wrap was worn in a number of different ways — 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 ...
A lighter cloak or wrap was worn in a number of different ways — 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 ...
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333 ) , which at other times was worn as a small cape 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 ...
333 ) , which at other times was worn as a small cape 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 ...
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Babies were carried tied to the back in a soft skin . The type of skin varied according to rank in Swazi society . Commoners used the soft skin of a goat slaughtered for the mother to celebrate the birth of the child ( Marwick 1940 ...
Babies were carried tied to the back in a soft skin . The type of skin varied according to rank in Swazi society . Commoners used the soft skin of a goat slaughtered for the mother to celebrate the birth of the child ( Marwick 1940 ...
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