. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: THE USES OF HORN, BONE AND IVORY 123 hafts. The elasticity and phabihty of rhinoceros-horn made it a particularly suitable material for this purpose (Widstrand 1958: 24). The only specimen which was recorded is a rhinoceros-horn club in the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford (No. 2048, Matabeleland 1939). MEDICAL EQUIPMENT A number of small horns containing medicines were included in a witch- doctor's outfit (Fig. 36). Matabele warriors wore horns containing protective medicines strung on
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: THE USES OF HORN, BONE AND IVORY 123 hafts. The elasticity and phabihty of rhinoceros-horn made it a particularly suitable material for this purpose (Widstrand 1958: 24). The only specimen which was recorded is a rhinoceros-horn club in the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford (No. 2048, Matabeleland 1939). MEDICAL EQUIPMENT A number of small horns containing medicines were included in a witch- doctor's outfit (Fig. 36). Matabele warriors wore horns containing protective medicines strung on thongs around their necks (Hughes & Summers 1955: 789).. cMf—I—J—I—r—» Fig. 36. Rhodesian Ndebele doctor's outfit, Matabeleland, Bulawayo Museum 73 45' ORNAMENTS AND CHARMS Certain wild animals were thought to have magical powers and necklets made of their horns, bones, claws, teeth or hoofs were not thought of as orna- ments but as amulets to protect the wearer from disease or danger (McCallum 1971: 10; Holub 1893: 197). PIPES The Matabele smoked dagga through water in the same manner as the Zulu. An ox-horn with a hole in the side for the insertion of a reed stem was used as a water-vessel (Burrow 1971: 48). SUMMARY Horns were used by the Rhodesian Ndebele as medicine flasks and as water-vessels for pipes, and small horns were worn as amulets on 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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