Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 356
... twisted strips of pelt rather than a solid sewn fabric . Unlike the Southern Nguni custom , the use of leopard skin does not seem to have been exclusive to chiefs . Commoners were buried wrapped in their skin cloaks , or later in ...
... twisted strips of pelt rather than a solid sewn fabric . Unlike the Southern Nguni custom , the use of leopard skin does not seem to have been exclusive to chiefs . Commoners were buried wrapped in their skin cloaks , or later in ...
Page 357
... twisted ; udlavini — long front skin covering ; igqibo - man's loin covering made of long pieces of twisted skin , hanging in tails ; uhayo - loin girdle ; injobo — a strip of wild cat's skin forming the loin covering of a . . . man ...
... twisted ; udlavini — long front skin covering ; igqibo - man's loin covering made of long pieces of twisted skin , hanging in tails ; uhayo - loin girdle ; injobo — a strip of wild cat's skin forming the loin covering of a . . . man ...
Page 360
... twisted to resemble tails , were attached to a waistband and worn as front- and back - coverings ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 89 ; Gardiner 1836 : 101 ) . War uniforms were also worn for ceremonial dances . In the 1870s , men in ...
... twisted to resemble tails , were attached to a waistband and worn as front- and back - coverings ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 89 ; Gardiner 1836 : 101 ) . War uniforms were also worn for ceremonial dances . In the 1870s , men in ...
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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