. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Figure 13 The twisted skin is pricked with a nail to allow all the water to seep out (Fig. 13) and is then opened out and pulled hard to stretch it (Fig. 14). Then follows a long session of braying with the hands. The left hand clasps the skin tightly whereas the right grips it and rolls it over the fist of the left hand. This is repeated over and over, moving from one part of the skin to the next (Fig. 15),. Figure 14. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may hav
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Figure 13 The twisted skin is pricked with a nail to allow all the water to seep out (Fig. 13) and is then opened out and pulled hard to stretch it (Fig. 14). Then follows a long session of braying with the hands. The left hand clasps the skin tightly whereas the right grips it and rolls it over the fist of the left hand. This is repeated over and over, moving from one part of the skin to the next (Fig. 15),. Figure 14. 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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