. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 66 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM No information was obtained from the literature. At Pietersburg (1967), Letwaba informants stated that a large calabash, nkho, with a small hole cut at the top was used for both water and beer. At Mashashane, Pietersburg (1967), a calabash, sephungo, was used for drinking and serving beer. One example of a drinking vessel, tsomela, was seen in a museum collection (NASKO 61/145, Potgietersrus, 1961 (Fig. 51)). This was an elongated calabash cut off well below the
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 66 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM No information was obtained from the literature. At Pietersburg (1967), Letwaba informants stated that a large calabash, nkho, with a small hole cut at the top was used for both water and beer. At Mashashane, Pietersburg (1967), a calabash, sephungo, was used for drinking and serving beer. One example of a drinking vessel, tsomela, was seen in a museum collection (NASKO 61/145, Potgietersrus, 1961 (Fig. 51)). This was an elongated calabash cut off well below the top. DISHES Terms: mukhombe—a. calabash dish used for porridge (Letwaba, Pietersburg, 1967); sego—a calabash dish (Moletlane, Zebediela, 1972). Moletlane informants at Zebediela, Potgietersrus (1967), and Letwaba informants at Mashashane, Pietersburg (1967), stated that calabashes cut in half were commonly used as dishes, either for porridge, water or beer. Many examples of these were seen (Fig. 52). No further information was obtained from the literature nor were any museum specimens seen. MEDICINE FLASKS According to Letwaba informants (Pietersburg, 1967), doctors used small beaded calabashes as medicine flasks. These were not seen, nor was information obtained from any other CM I I I I Fig. 51. Northern Transvaal Ndebele calabash drinking vessel, Potgietersrus, 1961, NASKO 61 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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