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... 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 ) . It is likely that the lighter , multipurpose cloaks were everyday dress ...
... 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 ) . It is likely that the lighter , multipurpose cloaks were everyday dress ...
Page 333
... waist when fighting ( see p . 339 ) . Terms : ingcengce - a girdle or waistband ; igqesha - a girdle , band , napkin , bound about the waist ( Kropf 1915 ) . Ties of skin or thong were attached to aprons , and simple leather girdles ...
... waist when fighting ( see p . 339 ) . Terms : ingcengce - a girdle or waistband ; igqesha - a girdle , band , napkin , bound about the waist ( Kropf 1915 ) . Ties of skin or thong were attached to aprons , and simple leather girdles ...
Page 340
... waist . From illustrations ( Thompson 1827 : 358 ; Shaw 1840 : 57 ) it seems that this skirt may have been formed by rolling a light cloak down at the waist and securing it so that it hung to just below the knees ( Fig . 18 ) . Fig . 18 ...
... waist . From illustrations ( Thompson 1827 : 358 ; Shaw 1840 : 57 ) it seems that this skirt may have been formed by rolling a light cloak down at the waist and securing it so that it hung to just below the knees ( Fig . 18 ) . Fig . 18 ...
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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