. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: THE USES OF HORN, BONE AND IVORY 117. Fig. 31. Swazi impalampala (horn trumpet). 2. Whistles Term: ///veve —whistle (Kirby 1934: 92). Two whistles, both termed luveve, one made from the horn of a small antelope and the other from that of a larger antelope, were used by the Swazi. The smaller luveve consisted of a small horn, often duiker or springbok, which formed a natural 'stopped pipe' (the closed tip of the horn formed a natural stopper) and from which sound was produced by blo
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: THE USES OF HORN, BONE AND IVORY 117. Fig. 31. Swazi impalampala (horn trumpet). 2. Whistles Term: ///veve —whistle (Kirby 1934: 92). Two whistles, both termed luveve, one made from the horn of a small antelope and the other from that of a larger antelope, were used by the Swazi. The smaller luveve consisted of a small horn, often duiker or springbok, which formed a natural 'stopped pipe' (the closed tip of the horn formed a natural stopper) and from which sound was produced by blowing across the open end. Such a whistle was used for calling the dogs (Kirby 1934: 92). The larger whistle was originally made from an antelope horn, but as antelope became increasingly scarce, wood carved to the shape of the horn was used for the luveve (Kirby 1934: 110-111, pi. 38b). This whistle is referred to by Marwick as a 'hunting horn' which is confusing, for although its uses coincided to some extent with those of the impalampala, it was blo\yn as a whistle, not as a horn. The main use of the larger luveve was to announce a hunt and to encourage the dogs during the hunt. It was also used to sound military signals and by doctors to call up departed spirits, a practice which inhibited ordinary men from sounding this whistle except for its specific use in the hunt (Kirby 1934: 111). ORNAMENTS AND CHARMS Necklets made of the horns of small game were worn by young people in Swaziland (Myburgh 1949: 93). An example collected in the nineteenth century consists of six small horns strung together, with pieces of wood, to form a necklet (Fig. 32). No reference to the use of carved horn ornaments was 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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