. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 280 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM NORTHERN TRANSVAAL NDEBELE INTRODUCTION Availability of material A large variety of timber-yielding trees is found in the Potgietersrus area, and the inhabitants of the area formerly had a thorough knowledge of the trees (Galpin 1924: 5). The woods used by the Ndebele at Zebediela in 1972, Peltophorum afri- canum and Boscia rehmanniana, were known by Sotho names. Both are hard woods. Practitioners, seasoning and technique No information was obtained. HOUSEHOLD O
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 280 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM NORTHERN TRANSVAAL NDEBELE INTRODUCTION Availability of material A large variety of timber-yielding trees is found in the Potgietersrus area, and the inhabitants of the area formerly had a thorough knowledge of the trees (Galpin 1924: 5). The woods used by the Ndebele at Zebediela in 1972, Peltophorum afri- canum and Boscia rehmanniana, were known by Sotho names. Both are hard woods. Practitioners, seasoning and technique No information was obtained. HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS BOWLS Terms: w/^e«^a—(Letwaba) wooden bowls used for milk (Pietersburg, 1967, 1969); 5/ce«^e—(Letwaba) deep wooden bowl (Pietersburg, 1967); oto^o/jo—(Moletlane) wooden dish (Zebediela, 1972). Round bowls, both with and without two handles, seen in the field (Zebe- diela, 1972) were the only specimens recorded (Fig. 94). MORTARS AND PESTLES Terms: /eAtft/w —(Moletlane) mortar; worjAe—(Moletlane) pestle (Zebediela 1972). (These are both Sotho terms.) A Moletlane mortar seen at Zebediela (1972) was cylindrical, narrowing to a waist about two-thirds down, round which a raised band was carved. Fig. 94. Northern Transvaal Ndebele bowls, Zebediela, 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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