. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 64 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Tyrrell (1968: 88), where a beaded gourd cup was depicted. No museum speci- mens of spoons, scoops or ladles were seen. The Ndzundza at Goedgedacht, Nebo (1972), confirmed the use of ladles for drinking beer. These ladles, inkonyane sekopo, were said to be used by men. Manala No information was obtained from any source about the use of calabashes by southern Transvaal Ndebele people other than the Ndzundza. SUMMARY In the preparation of gourds the fruit was eithe
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 64 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Tyrrell (1968: 88), where a beaded gourd cup was depicted. No museum speci- mens of spoons, scoops or ladles were seen. The Ndzundza at Goedgedacht, Nebo (1972), confirmed the use of ladles for drinking beer. These ladles, inkonyane sekopo, were said to be used by men. Manala No information was obtained from any source about the use of calabashes by southern Transvaal Ndebele people other than the Ndzundza. SUMMARY In the preparation of gourds the fruit was either boiled in water to soften the inside and then scraped or scooped out, or water was poured into the gourd and it was left to rot for a few days, and boiled after being scraped out. The only decoration of calabashes seen among the southern Transvaal Ndebele was the use of beadwork. As among the other groups calabashes were mainly used as household utensils, milk, water and beer containers, ladles and dishes, but a calabash snuff-box and a resonator on a musical bow were also CM | | I 1 I > Fig. 50. Ndzundza milk calabash, Weltevreden, Groblersdal, 1972, 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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