. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. CM L J I. Fig. 43. Mpondo bone snuff-spoon (Type 3). A. Pondoland, 1932, UCT 32/626. B. Ngqeleni, 1936, SAM-8817. Pondoland today. Modern snuff-spoons are carved from ox tibias, using a pocket-knife or any suitable blade. Museum specimens from the Mpondo, dating from 1901 to 1973, reflect a continuing tradition and comprise 90 per cent of all the Cape Nguni bone snuff'-spoons which were seen. Bone snuff-spoons fall roughly into two groups: those with forked handles and those with unforked handles. Th
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. CM L J I. Fig. 43. Mpondo bone snuff-spoon (Type 3). A. Pondoland, 1932, UCT 32/626. B. Ngqeleni, 1936, SAM-8817. Pondoland today. Modern snuff-spoons are carved from ox tibias, using a pocket-knife or any suitable blade. Museum specimens from the Mpondo, dating from 1901 to 1973, reflect a continuing tradition and comprise 90 per cent of all the Cape Nguni bone snuff'-spoons which were seen. Bone snuff-spoons fall roughly into two groups: those with forked handles and those with unforked handles. The former have very finely carved comb-like handles and both types are frequently decorated with incised designs. The Xhosa used the tibias of small animals for making whistles and flutes used in signalling. Bone awls were probably used more widely than the one reference indicates. An interesting use of bone occurs in the Xhosa necklet made of pieces of bone carved to the shape of teeth, in imitation of the leopard-tooth necklet traditionally worn by a chief. Carved bone ear-studs were worn by the Mfengu, and small uncarved bones were often incorporated in ornaments as 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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