. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: WOOD-CARVING 201. C <is 10 Fig. 29. Spear-shafts. A. Sinew binding on Thembu spear-shaft, Transkei, 1871, SAM-6941. B. Tail-skin sheath on Mpondo spear-shaft, Flagstaff, 1955, SAM-7399. C. Sinew binding on Hlubi spear-shaft, Lesotho border, 1947, SAM-6647. cord woven in a criss-cross pattern, but in all other cases the joint is bound with sinew (Fig. 29C). Mpondomise, Mfengu, Xesibe, Bhaca No information was obtained. STICKS Terms: in tonga—a stick used as a weapon of assault or
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: WOOD-CARVING 201. C <is 10 Fig. 29. Spear-shafts. A. Sinew binding on Thembu spear-shaft, Transkei, 1871, SAM-6941. B. Tail-skin sheath on Mpondo spear-shaft, Flagstaff, 1955, SAM-7399. C. Sinew binding on Hlubi spear-shaft, Lesotho border, 1947, SAM-6647. cord woven in a criss-cross pattern, but in all other cases the joint is bound with sinew (Fig. 29C). Mpondomise, Mfengu, Xesibe, Bhaca No information was obtained. STICKS Terms: in tonga—a stick used as a weapon of assault or defence, hence, a weapon; umrholo—a. long stick of the olive tree {umnquma) which is usually carried bound up with a bundle of assegais, used for first defence; umnqayi—Eleodendron velutinum, a forest tree furnishing the long pointed stick, without a knob, used as a weapon in single conflict, and held high above the head in dancing; the stick itself; dimin. umnqayana a small stick; umsi- melelo—a. long stick to lean upon for support in walking; a staff; isagwebajisigweba—a. small, short stick, which need not have a knob; umkhuba—a strong stick or staff; uqogo—a strong crooked stick; udondolo — a long walking staff used to support the infirm; isiqwayi—a little stick carried in the hand; udalo—ihc end of a stick; udalu—a very sharp pointed stick to scratch with; ugqwangxe—a stick or induku made of black ironwood; ujojo—a long, thin stick carried in the hand; umvinqikazi—a long thick stick (Kropf 1915). General Every Southern Nguni man and boy carried a stick when away from the homestead. Special sticks were required for certain purposes. Xhosa Pointed knobless sticks (Alexander 1837: 394; Brunotti 1932: 126, 127; Elliot 1970: 71, 72), umnqayi (Soga 1932: 312) and intonga (Kropf 1915) were used in young men's stick fights. The sticks were pointed at the striking-ends so as to make a more dangerous weapon (Soga 1932: 313). The intonga was with- out cros
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