. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 72 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM No museum specimens were seen nor was any information obtained in the field. RITUAL OBJECTS Thomas (1926: 45) referred to a short rite performed before a bridal feast when the bride was being prepared for her marriage. During this rite a calabash filled with the crushed roots of a certain plant was placed on her head as she knelt before the doctor. He stirred the mixture with a stick till it frothed over and she then proceeded to wash her face with it. SNUFF-BOXE
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 72 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM No museum specimens were seen nor was any information obtained in the field. RITUAL OBJECTS Thomas (1926: 45) referred to a short rite performed before a bridal feast when the bride was being prepared for her marriage. During this rite a calabash filled with the crushed roots of a certain plant was placed on her head as she knelt before the doctor. He stirred the mixture with a stick till it frothed over and she then proceeded to wash her face with it. SNUFF-BOXES The only references found in the literature to the use of calabash snuff-boxes was an illustration by Muller & Snelleman (1893, pi. 11, figs 18-19). These were said to be decorated with metal wire. No museum specimens were seen nor was any information obtained in the Fig. 56. Rhodesian Ndebele rattles, near Dombe homestead, Tjolotjo, 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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