. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: CALABASHES 41 COSMETIC AND OTHER SMALL FLASKS Terms: umfuma—calabash of fat for anointing the body, or smearing skin petticoat (Doke & Vilakazi 1964). Zululand Shooter (1857: 140) recalled an incident when a girl gave a small calabash filled with grease to her 'favourite'. Fat used in skin-dressing was kept in a calabash container (NM 1027, Zulu- land, 1909) (Fig. 37); (Biyela, Nkandla, 1971). Msinga area, Drakensberg area No information was obtained from any source regarding t
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: CALABASHES 41 COSMETIC AND OTHER SMALL FLASKS Terms: umfuma—calabash of fat for anointing the body, or smearing skin petticoat (Doke & Vilakazi 1964). Zululand Shooter (1857: 140) recalled an incident when a girl gave a small calabash filled with grease to her 'favourite'. Fat used in skin-dressing was kept in a calabash container (NM 1027, Zulu- land, 1909) (Fig. 37); (Biyela, Nkandla, 1971). Msinga area, Drakensberg area No information was obtained from any source regarding the use of cala- bashes as cosmetic or other flasks. Southern Natal Miiller (1912-13: 858, pi. VII) figured and described small calabash flasks to hold sweet-smelling herbs and CM | I I I I Fig. 36. Zulu water calabash, Babanango Reserve, 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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