. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 134 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Structures Although the study of settlement pattern, hut forms and building- techniques was not a main focus in this study, structures and building-techniques recorded in the 1970s are briefly described and supplemented by data and photo- graphs from the 1930s provided by E. J. Krige. The smallest cluster of huts within a village consists of a sleeping-hut, ndo, a cooking-hut, khetaga, and a courtyard, mosha, formed by the space between them. At the capital thes
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 134 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Structures Although the study of settlement pattern, hut forms and building- techniques was not a main focus in this study, structures and building-techniques recorded in the 1970s are briefly described and supplemented by data and photo- graphs from the 1930s provided by E. J. Krige. The smallest cluster of huts within a village consists of a sleeping-hut, ndo, a cooking-hut, khetaga, and a courtyard, mosha, formed by the space between them. At the capital these pairs of huts are arranged in a circle round a central courtyard, the khoro (Fig. 73A). Sleeping-huts all face the khord and cooking- huts have their backs to the khoro. Each wife in a polygynous family has her own mosha, her own utensils, storage area, granaries, and fields. The household of the chief wife of the head of the village is usually positioned opposite the main entrance but, apart from this, there is no ranking of household units within the village. In smaller settlements there is no khoro and huts are arranged in an arc or straight Fig. 76. Framework of a hut under construction in the 1930s. 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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