Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 324
... unsoftened hides not only made shields , but also sandals , quivers for spears , and warriors ' headbands to which crane feathers were attached . Throughout the Nguni area thongs and whipcords were made from unsoftened hides ...
... unsoftened hides not only made shields , but also sandals , quivers for spears , and warriors ' headbands to which crane feathers were attached . Throughout the Nguni area thongs and whipcords were made from unsoftened hides ...
Page 352
... unsoftened hides Where durability and rigidity were required the dressing of hides was modified but some degree of processing was essential to make the hide usable . Oxhide for shields was treated in the following way . The dried hide ...
... unsoftened hides Where durability and rigidity were required the dressing of hides was modified but some degree of processing was essential to make the hide usable . Oxhide for shields was treated in the following way . The dried hide ...
Page 397
... unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields . From the early nineteenth century onwards , however , the effects of ... hides and skins , whether derived from the hunt or from the slaughter of domestic stock . Men were also mainly ...
... unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields . From the early nineteenth century onwards , however , the effects of ... hides and skins , whether derived from the hunt or from the slaughter of domestic stock . Men were also mainly ...
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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