. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 308 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM 'Ledzhomeltf (Fig. 19) Small, decorated pot used for an individual serving of beer to an honoured guest. The smallest ones are also used to store baby food. Their shapes vary, but they are always decorated with incised, coloured designs. A 1930s specimen (Fig. 19B) in the Krige Collection is based on the shape of a jam-jar seen in Duiwelskloof, the nearest town. Many modern examples are flat-based. The ledzhomela was borrowed from Shangaan neighbours, as was the
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 308 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM 'Ledzhomeltf (Fig. 19) Small, decorated pot used for an individual serving of beer to an honoured guest. The smallest ones are also used to store baby food. Their shapes vary, but they are always decorated with incised, coloured designs. A 1930s specimen (Fig. 19B) in the Krige Collection is based on the shape of a jam-jar seen in Duiwelskloof, the nearest town. Many modern examples are flat-based. The ledzhomela was borrowed from Shangaan neighbours, as was the term used to describe it (Lawton 1967: 177), and it has largely replaced the calabash vessel, phafa, which was the traditional Lobedu beer-cup. Outer Diam. 1930s (6) 16,4 15,4-17,4 1970s (3) 18,0 16,9-18,6 'Bidzha ya khelaleW (Fig. 20) A spherical pot made in various sizes. The large ones are used mainly for cooking porridge and the smaller ones for preparing vegetable relish or meat. Decoration on these pots is minimal, usually a single line or band of cross- hatching on the shoulder and graphite colouring round the rim. They blacken mouth Ht diam. Vol. 12,6 9,4 1,5 10,5-15,1 8,8-10,0 1,2-2,1 12,8 12,9 1,8 12,2-13,5 12,5-13,5 1,6-2,0. Fig. 18. Pots in washing-up area — thukhwana, modzheha, larger thukhwana, morifhi in foreground, Modjadji's village, 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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