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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 ; l'Ons 1849 ) . It is likely that the lighter , multipurpose cloaks were everyday dress , whereas ...
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 ; l'Ons 1849 ) . It is likely that the lighter , multipurpose cloaks were everyday dress , whereas ...
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nineteenth century it was worn as a cape by warriors performing war - dances and around the waist when fighting ( see p . 339 ) . GIRDLES Terms : ingcengce — a girdle or waistband ; igqesha — a girdle , band , napkin , bound about the ...
nineteenth century it was worn as a cape by warriors performing war - dances and around the waist when fighting ( see p . 339 ) . GIRDLES Terms : ingcengce — a girdle or waistband ; igqesha — a girdle , band , napkin , bound about the ...
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Many records from the early nineteenth century refer to a ' kind of petticoat of leather ' worn by married women around the waist . From illustrations ( Thompson 1827 : 358 ; Shaw 1840 : 57 ) it seems that this skirt may have been ...
Many records from the early nineteenth century refer to a ' kind of petticoat of leather ' worn by married women around the waist . From illustrations ( Thompson 1827 : 358 ; Shaw 1840 : 57 ) it seems that this skirt may have been ...
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| Title | Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 70, Issue 4 Annals of the South African Museum, South African Museum |
| Author | South African Museum |
| Publisher | South African Museum, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2016 |
| ISBN | 0868131024, 9780868131023 |
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