. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. KHOISAN PIGMENTS AND PAINTS 141 South and South West Africa (p. 975); the thick, dark bark of Acacia karroo was used extensively for tanning leather to which it gave a reddish colour; the Hottentots used bark for making cords and mats (p. 270); the bark is a brick-red colour (p. 270); the bark of several species of Rhus was once used for tanning. South African Museum, Ethnology Collection SAM-AE1333: 'Bushwoman? Griqua? Langberg, Cape. Under-kaross, skirt of skin, presented by R. C. Camp 1911.' (Believed to be Griqua.
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. KHOISAN PIGMENTS AND PAINTS 141 South and South West Africa (p. 975); the thick, dark bark of Acacia karroo was used extensively for tanning leather to which it gave a reddish colour; the Hottentots used bark for making cords and mats (p. 270); the bark is a brick-red colour (p. 270); the bark of several species of Rhus was once used for tanning. South African Museum, Ethnology Collection SAM-AE1333: 'Bushwoman? Griqua? Langberg, Cape. Under-kaross, skirt of skin, presented by R. C. Camp 1911.' (Believed to be Griqua.) This was made of what seems like goatskin and was tanned to a darkish yellow colour on either side. Eight circles of red (ochre?), three of them'encircling patches, were made on it. Hair was left on at two ends and it was decorated with small, coloured glass beads along part of the sides (Fig. 9).. *J h\ \* Fig. 9. Skirt of leather tanned to a darkish yellow colour, with red circles of ochre (?); said to be Griqua (SAM-AE1333) (photo J. Hosford). SAM-AE1676: 'Girl's dress (back apron), Hottentot, Lilyfontein, presented by Rev. W. M. Crampton 1913.' The skin was dyed brownish orange with a pattern of hair left round the edges (Fig. 10). UCT 23/132: 'Skin bag tanned with ikus (lihus) bark, Nama Hottentot, Fransfontein, South West Africa, presented by Mrs Hoernle, 1923.' It is coloured yellow-brown outside; attached to the bag is a tortoise-shell (UCT 23/133) closed at the lower end with a black substance. UCT 23/143: 'Root used for tanning, 4nunip.'' UCT 23/144: 'Bark used for tanning, ikus {lihus): UCT 23/146: 'Rotted bark, 4gaep, of a tree crushed for buchu/ UCT 23/154: 'Toadstool used as face powder, \oa sab.' This is a dark yellow-ochre coloured powder in a small tin. The latter four items were all Nama from Fransfontein, South West Africa, presented bv Mrs Hoernle, 1923. The above articles have been mentioned here merely by way of example; there are other such objects in o
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