. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 142 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM the chances of it rotting. A stone was placed over the opening, which was then sealed with dung and covered with earth to ground level. A stone was placed to mark the stituation of the pit. Storage in the sealed pit changed the flavour of the maize, which was then called madoni. Certain pits were known to produce particularly good madoni and were used repeatedly. The kheashd (Fig. 81A) was a structure of poles, mabala, encircled by cross-laths at the top, middle
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 142 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM the chances of it rotting. A stone was placed over the opening, which was then sealed with dung and covered with earth to ground level. A stone was placed to mark the stituation of the pit. Storage in the sealed pit changed the flavour of the maize, which was then called madoni. Certain pits were known to produce particularly good madoni and were used repeatedly. The kheashd (Fig. 81A) was a structure of poles, mabala, encircled by cross-laths at the top, middle and base, and secured with bark fibre. The base was raised about 20 cm off the ground on forked posts or large stones. This was the traditional way of storing maize on the cob while drying. A similar structure, also referred to as kheashd (Fig. 81B), but with grass woven between the poles, was introduced by Tsonga immigrants. The grass was said to protect the grain from being pecked at by fowls. This protection was only necessary after the Tsonga practice of keeping fowls had gained acceptance among the Lobedu. The ledulu (Fig. 82) was a granary of roughly the same shape as the. Fig. 82. Ledulu granary for millet and sorghum, made of a wooden framework plastered with clay. The thatched roof must be removed to reach the contents. Photo: E. J. Krige, 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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