. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 16. Thukhwana, SAM-9793, 9791, collected 1930s. Two examples showing variations in shape and decoration. A. Elliptical shape, inspired by a motor-car tyre. B. Spherical pot, decorated with incised textured triangles and bands. Size, shape and design vary greatly. These and the pots for drinking beer, which are the most ornately decorated pots, are used for entertaining. They may be considered 'party-ware' and are more susceptible to changes in fashion than other pots. In the 1930s the elliptical
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 16. Thukhwana, SAM-9793, 9791, collected 1930s. Two examples showing variations in shape and decoration. A. Elliptical shape, inspired by a motor-car tyre. B. Spherical pot, decorated with incised textured triangles and bands. Size, shape and design vary greatly. These and the pots for drinking beer, which are the most ornately decorated pots, are used for entertaining. They may be considered 'party-ware' and are more susceptible to changes in fashion than other pots. In the 1930s the elliptical-shaped pot (Fig. 16A) was a recent innovation. This style, called 'ya lebile\ which was said to have been inspired by the tread and shape of a motor-car tyre, was adopted from Dikxale potters on the highveld and became very popular among the Lobedu in the 1930s (E. Krige 1977, pers. comm.). Highveld Sotho influence is also seen in the arc design and the use of stamped lines on some of these pots (SAM-9797,. 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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