. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 86 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 3. Bomvana ornament, Ngqeleni, 1969, SAM-9568. Xhosa The smoking of hemp (dagga) was a much enjoyed social custom among the Xhosa. The most common dagga-pipe was a water-pipe consisting of a clay bowl, a reed stem and a water-vessel, which was often a large horn. Barrow (1806: 170) gives the following description: 'The bowl of their earthenware pipe is attached to the end of a thick reed which passes obliquely through one side of an eland's horn. This horn
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 86 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 3. Bomvana ornament, Ngqeleni, 1969, SAM-9568. Xhosa The smoking of hemp (dagga) was a much enjoyed social custom among the Xhosa. The most common dagga-pipe was a water-pipe consisting of a clay bowl, a reed stem and a water-vessel, which was often a large horn. Barrow (1806: 170) gives the following description: 'The bowl of their earthenware pipe is attached to the end of a thick reed which passes obliquely through one side of an eland's horn. This horn being filled with water, the mouth is applied to its open end, and the smoke drawn out of the reed is quali-. 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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