. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE CAPE NGUNI 539 It would seem, however, though this is not apparent from the vocabulary but is confirmed by Le Vaillant, that the word cloak or kaross was used by early writers to indicate two different garments—the cloak proper (Fig. 19), a stiff, well-shaped. Fig. 19. Xhosa woman's cloak. From Angas 1849. and often very handsome outer garment (PI. 71: 4) as described above, and a plain, straight wrap, such as is still worn by some individuals in the east, which covered th
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE CAPE NGUNI 539 It would seem, however, though this is not apparent from the vocabulary but is confirmed by Le Vaillant, that the word cloak or kaross was used by early writers to indicate two different garments—the cloak proper (Fig. 19), a stiff, well-shaped. Fig. 19. Xhosa woman's cloak. From Angas 1849. and often very handsome outer garment (PI. 71: 4) as described above, and a plain, straight wrap, such as is still worn by some individuals in the east, which covered the body very adequately from armpits to shins. It might be tied under the chin, but more commonly went under the armpits where it was tucked in. overlapping at the top. It sometimes hung loose and was. according to Von Winkelman. shorter in the front than at the back, and sometimes was secured round the waist by a thong (Pis 68: 2; 70: 5; 72: 2, 3). In the latter case the upper half might be allowed to drop down over the lower, leaving the top of the body bare, and forming a sort of double skirt. This description by Van der Kemp is the only written description that fits the rather rough figures drawn or published before 1800. A nursing mother used this garment to cover and support the baby on her back. W. Shaw called it a 'skin underwrappef and Donne stated that the heavy cloak might be worn over it. There is unfortunately no further description of the skin cloaks of the women of Pondoland or the eastern immigrant peoples, whose clothing, according to Angas, 'differed greatly' from that of the Xhosa. but it seems likely that they may. 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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