. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: CALABASHES 49 SPOONS, SCOOPS AND LADLES Terms: isicakulo — ladle (used to be made of wood, calabash, or burnt clay) (Doke & Vilakazi 1964); inkezo — ladle (cut from gourd) (Doke & Vilakazi 1964); ukhezo —spoon (of any kind, whether carved of wood, formed of a split gourd, or of metal) (Doke & Vilakazi 1964); ukhezo—calabash scoop (Khuzi, Bulwer, 1969); indebe—half of split gourd, used for baling water, beer etc. (Mayr 1906: 465); isigwembe—a calabash cut in half lengthw
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: CALABASHES 49 SPOONS, SCOOPS AND LADLES Terms: isicakulo — ladle (used to be made of wood, calabash, or burnt clay) (Doke & Vilakazi 1964); inkezo — ladle (cut from gourd) (Doke & Vilakazi 1964); ukhezo —spoon (of any kind, whether carved of wood, formed of a split gourd, or of metal) (Doke & Vilakazi 1964); ukhezo—calabash scoop (Khuzi, Bulwer, 1969); indebe—half of split gourd, used for baling water, beer etc. (Mayr 1906: 465); isigwembe—a calabash cut in half lengthwise and used as a drinking cup (Zizi, Bergville, 1969). Scoops, spoons and ladles are grouped together because of their similar form and function. Generally the long-necked type of calabash is used for both ladles and scoops and the neck forms the handle. At Bergville, Zizi informants (1969) stated that the flask-shaped type was cut in half lengthwise and was then also used as a ladle. Although generally calabash household utensils are prepared by women, information obtained from Khuzi informants at Makhuzeni, Bulwer (1969), was that men were responsible for the making of calabash scoops and ladles. This, however, does not imply any strict Fig. 40. Zulu snuff-box, Zwartkop, Pietermaritzburg, 1939, NASKO 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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