Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1989 - Natural history |
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Page 323
... furs . Preparation of unsoftened hides When intended for shields or sandals , a hide was only taken through the first two stages of preparation - those of being stretched out to dry and scraped clean . The hair was left on and the ...
... furs . Preparation of unsoftened hides When intended for shields or sandals , a hide was only taken through the first two stages of preparation - those of being stretched out to dry and scraped clean . The hair was left on and the ...
Page 352
... unsoftened hides Where durability and rigidity were required the dressing of hides was modi- fied 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 modi- fied 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
... skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ceremonial dress , as well as unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields ...
... skin - working was an essential part of material culture throughout the Nguni area . Skin - working provided dressed skins for both everyday clothing and ceremonial dress , as well as unsoftened hides that were used mainly for shields ...
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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