. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: WOOD-CARVING 217. Fig. 41. Zulu lidded milk-pail, Zululand, 1871, SAM-6739. Amathunga were used for the milking only, the milk being poured into and kept in calabash containers (Fynn 1950: 291). Milking was done in the middle of the morning, and no one began until the kraal-head had done so (Krige 1950: 48). Boys milked, squatting on their heels with the pail gripped between their knees (Holden 1866: 253; Van Rooyen 1934-5: 275; Krige 1950: 48). The lugs prevented the pails from sl
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: WOOD-CARVING 217. Fig. 41. Zulu lidded milk-pail, Zululand, 1871, SAM-6739. Amathunga were used for the milking only, the milk being poured into and kept in calabash containers (Fynn 1950: 291). Milking was done in the middle of the morning, and no one began until the kraal-head had done so (Krige 1950: 48). Boys milked, squatting on their heels with the pail gripped between their knees (Holden 1866: 253; Van Rooyen 1934-5: 275; Krige 1950: 48). The lugs prevented the pails from slipping (Grossert 1968: 392). Formerly members of the regiments always danced for the king before his cows were milked by special milkers, who approached holding their pails above their heads to avoid the dust raised (Krige 1950: 239). According to Schlosser (1972: 428-430), the milk-pail has a special signifi- cance in the Zulu homestead in that, because of its close connection with milk and cattle, it reflects the continuity of the 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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