. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: CALABASHES 9 ndlovu, Mount Frere, 1969; indhliwa—flask-shaped calabash for sour milk, Mpondo, Mbotyi, 1935; imbikata—calabash for sour milk (Cook 1931: 49, 50); iselwa — a calabash that has been dried and perfectly cleaned out; it is then used for holding amasi (Kropf 1915); uselwa—the calabash, when growing (Kropf 1915); itjubuka—hlonipha word for iselwa used by circumcised boys (Soga 1932: 210). Xhosa The use of milk-flasks among the Xhosa has been recorded by a number of writers
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: CALABASHES 9 ndlovu, Mount Frere, 1969; indhliwa—flask-shaped calabash for sour milk, Mpondo, Mbotyi, 1935; imbikata—calabash for sour milk (Cook 1931: 49, 50); iselwa — a calabash that has been dried and perfectly cleaned out; it is then used for holding amasi (Kropf 1915); uselwa—the calabash, when growing (Kropf 1915); itjubuka—hlonipha word for iselwa used by circumcised boys (Soga 1932: 210). Xhosa The use of milk-flasks among the Xhosa has been recorded by a number of writers (Shaw 1829: 129; Ayliff 1855, MS. 2; Kay 1833: 122; Steedman 1835: 263; Dohne 1837: 30; Kropf 1889: 101-102; Von Winkelman 1932: 75; Duggan-Cronin 1939: 28; Fox 1939: 73). Fox gave the most detailed description: 'The warm milk is poured straight from the milking into a calabash already con- taining a little amasi. A common sight at midday at the kraals, whilst milking is proceeding, is an array of calabashes waiting in the sun to be filled. ... If whey separates, it is drunk as intloya especially in hot weather to quench thirst whilst the hard curd is termed ingqaka. If the product is too sour it is mixed with fresh milk.' He added that calabashes should be washed out every two weeks or once a month but not too often. Special calabashes were used for children. For a journey the child's calabash was encased in a net to make it easier for the mother to carry. The milk-flasks were sometimes stopped with a mealie-cob stopper (Kampini, Tshabo, King William's Town, 1969). Hole A H°'eB I *\DARNING \\ HoleA Hole B \ ^sy DARNING WORKING THREAD ° THREAD Darning thread o with working thread attached to end HoleC THREAD ^Darning thread inserted into hole C, repeating process HoleA. DARNING THREAD Fig. 8. Method of repairing Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appeara
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