. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. BASKETWORK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 287. Fig. 13. Korana preparing to move house, Daniell 1820, pi. 20, banks of Orange River, 1804. According to Burchell (1822), the women of Genadendal made mats for sale as well as for their own use. Remains in a cave on the Bredasdorp coast (Grobbelaar & Goodwin 1952) suggest that the mats were also used as sleeping mats. For adults skins were more generally used, but children slept on mats (Engelbrecht 1936). Techniques Fabric: straight-sewn (Fig. 1A, 8). Method of
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. BASKETWORK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 287. Fig. 13. Korana preparing to move house, Daniell 1820, pi. 20, banks of Orange River, 1804. According to Burchell (1822), the women of Genadendal made mats for sale as well as for their own use. Remains in a cave on the Bredasdorp coast (Grobbelaar & Goodwin 1952) suggest that the mats were also used as sleeping mats. For adults skins were more generally used, but children slept on mats (Engelbrecht 1936). Techniques Fabric: straight-sewn (Fig. 1A, 8). Method of work: foundation elements laid side by side and joined by sewing through holes pierced at short intervals. The sewing ran lengthwise and the full length of the mat was sewn before the next row was commenced. Beginning: not recorded. Shape: rectangular. Shaping: none. Edge: top and bottom: a single or double row of twine (Fig. IE, 4a); sides: sewing carried down to next row taut (Fig. II, 85d) or leaving a loop for tying (Fig. 1G, 85e). Finishing: loose ends knotted at edge. Decoration: none. Ornamentation: none. Tools An awl of bone or wood; a needle of ostrich bone or 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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