. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 15 -J cm. Fig. 105. Tools that belonged to a Lemba smith. A. Vice, bago, SAM-9898. B. Draw- plate with holes of different size for wire-making, legokho, SAM-9896. C. Hammer, nodo, SAM-9895. D. Tongs, lomano, SAM-9894. (All Krige Collection, 1936-8.) drawn out with the plate. According to Stayt (1931: 65) a forked stick was used to lever the plate as the wire was drawn out and wound round the tree. For thin- ner wire the process was repeated using a smaller hole in the plate. Uses of metal Hoes Before
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 15 -J cm. Fig. 105. Tools that belonged to a Lemba smith. A. Vice, bago, SAM-9898. B. Draw- plate with holes of different size for wire-making, legokho, SAM-9896. C. Hammer, nodo, SAM-9895. D. Tongs, lomano, SAM-9894. (All Krige Collection, 1936-8.) drawn out with the plate. According to Stayt (1931: 65) a forked stick was used to lever the plate as the wire was drawn out and wound round the tree. For thin- ner wire the process was repeated using a smaller hole in the plate. Uses of metal Hoes Before the introduction of the plough, hoes, mazhebe, were the most important agricultural implements and their use has continued in areas unsuit- able for ploughing. In addition, hoes were important as exchange media especially in marriage contracts. Hoes so used estabhshed legally binding obligations between the kin groups involved (Krige 1964: 162). Hoes are said to have been forged locally but many were traded from neigh- bouring people. In the early nineteenth century the Venda were exporting hoes. 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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