. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: CALABASHES 51 Msinga area No references were found in the literature, no museum specimens were seen and no information was obtained in the field. Drakensberg area No information was obtained in the literature nor were museum specimens seen, but Zizi informants at Bergville (1969) stated that calabash scoops, amakhezo, were used. The hole was cut before the gourd was boiled. The exact position of the hole was not stated. Ngwane informants at Upper Tugela, Berg- ville (1969), used ca
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: CALABASHES 51 Msinga area No references were found in the literature, no museum specimens were seen and no information was obtained in the field. Drakensberg area No information was obtained in the literature nor were museum specimens seen, but Zizi informants at Bergville (1969) stated that calabash scoops, amakhezo, were used. The hole was cut before the gourd was boiled. The exact position of the hole was not stated. Ngwane informants at Upper Tugela, Berg- ville (1969), used calabash scoops. A hole was cut in the bowl with a knife. A calabash cut in half lengthwise with a saw was used as a ladle, isigwembe, for dishing up. Southern Natal Miiller (1912-13: 858) figured indebe, large scoops used in the preparation of beer. Museum specimens of each of the varieties described above were seen (SAM-8441, Natal, 1961 (Fig. 43); NASKO 8297, Pietermaritzburg, 1939 (Fig. 44); NASKO 8037, Pietermaritzburg, 1939 (Fig. 45)). Khusi informants at Makhuzeni, Bulwer (1969), confirmed the use of cala- bash scoops but no examples were seen. MISCELLANEOUS Chamberpot Terms: isibekedu—chamber (earthenware or calabash) used as night commode by women and old men [cf. isikigi] (Doke & Vilakazi 1964). Ziduland According to Bryant (1949: 203) the use of chamber pots was a custom which the Zulu had probably taken over from the Europeans. 'These vessels. CM I I I l Fig. 43. Zulu ladle, Natal, 1961, 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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