. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: SKIN-WORKING TECHNOLOGY 367. Fig. 38. Hide cut to make a skin skirt, isidwaba: Bergville, 1969. Showing deep waistband, narrow strips, wide wedge-shaped panels, and sinew thread for sewing. Drakensberg area In 1969 Ngwane skin-workers made skirts for Ngwane and Zizi customers on the same pattern as the Zulu isidwaba. Southern Natal Formerly skirts of ox- or cowhide, or goatskin, were long and reached to the ankles, according to a contemporary of Cetshwayo's from the Umlazi area (We
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: SKIN-WORKING TECHNOLOGY 367. Fig. 38. Hide cut to make a skin skirt, isidwaba: Bergville, 1969. Showing deep waistband, narrow strips, wide wedge-shaped panels, and sinew thread for sewing. Drakensberg area In 1969 Ngwane skin-workers made skirts for Ngwane and Zizi customers on the same pattern as the Zulu isidwaba. Southern Natal Formerly skirts of ox- or cowhide, or goatskin, were long and reached to the ankles, according to a contemporary of Cetshwayo's from the Umlazi area (Webb & Wright 1982: 61). Later Bhaca skirts were about knee-length and consisted of separate broad front and rear panels of goatskin, about 70 cm long and 60 cm wide, with the hair removed except for narrow bands at either side. They were tied at the waist with thongs or cord (NM 996, Natal, 1909; Campbell MM 1823, Richmond, 1979; Bulwer, 1969). By the early twentieth century, knee-length skirts {isidwaba) made of black- ened ox- or goathide in the same style as those worn in Zululand, were being worn by married women (Mayr 1907: 636). The wearing of skirts was one of the hlonipa practices by which women showed respect to their husbands' kin (Kohler 1933: 94). ORNAMENTS In the Natal Nguni area skins from both game and domestic animals have been put to ornamental use. In most cases the particular skin used reflected the social position of the wearer. Table 1 summarizes the recorded skin ornaments. Diviner's costume was made up of skins of special symbolic 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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