. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: SKIN-WORKING TECHNOLOGY 345. Fig. 22. Thembu chief carrying an inxowa, c. 1930. (Duggan-Cronin collection, McGregor Museum.) Another type of bag, itasi, was made from a number of skins, often small antelope or wild cat, sewn together with fine thongs or sinew thread. The itasi always had a shoulder strap, usually made of leather purchased at the local store. Both men and women used these bags for a variety of personal possessions. A bag, made from the scrotum of a goat, was used by
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: SKIN-WORKING TECHNOLOGY 345. Fig. 22. Thembu chief carrying an inxowa, c. 1930. (Duggan-Cronin collection, McGregor Museum.) Another type of bag, itasi, was made from a number of skins, often small antelope or wild cat, sewn together with fine thongs or sinew thread. The itasi always had a shoulder strap, usually made of leather purchased at the local store. Both men and women used these bags for a variety of personal possessions. A bag, made from the scrotum of a goat, was used by men as a tobacco pouch (UCT 23/175, Pondoland, 1923) and small decorative leather purses attached to belts were used by both men and women for holding money (SAM-989, Herschel, 1908; NASKO 35/343, Mqanduli, 1935; SAM-9398, King Wilham's Town, 1968).. 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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