KwaZulu-Natal
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| Loin cover |
Sotho male loindress of leather |
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| Backskirt worn by married women from Ndwedwe district |
Backskirt cloth applique worn by married Zulu woman to cover isidwaba from Ndwedwe district c1984. Termed umtakelo. |
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| Back wrap skirt worn over isidwaba by married women from Ndwedwe area |
Back wrap skirt with layered cloth edge. Worn by married women from Ndwedwe area over isidwaba along with bustle. Apron worn in front. c1960-1980s |
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| Backskirt cloth heavily beaded worn by married Bhaca women from Richmond c1960s |
Backskirt cloth heavily beaded. Worn by Bhaca women of the Richmond area over their other skirts, c1960s |
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| Bhaca beaded costume from Himeville, 1983 |
Backskirt worn by married Bhaca women of Himevilleas a backskirt c1960. (umgudlo) |
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| Beaded backskirt cloth worn by engaged girls (izibaxelo zomakoti ogubudele) |
Backskirt cloth with heavy beading. Worn by engaged girls as backskirt in dress for trial marriage visit to future in-laws-family. |
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| Bhaca from Himeville back skirts worn by married women, c1983 |
Backskirt layers of cloth each underlaps other with one under cloth. More modern style of Bhaca married woman 's backskirt in the Hemivillie area 1983 |
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| Bhaca beaded costume from Himeville, 1983 |
Backsirt heavily beaded with fringe along bottom. Worn by engaged girl who is on a marriage trial to her future in-laws family. Bhaca from Himeville |
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| Bhaca from Richmond back skirts worn by married women, c1952 |
Blackskirt cloth heavy beading worked onto cloth. Worn as backcloth by Bhaca married women c1952 in Richmond |
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| Bhaca backskirts c1960 |
Various Bhaca backskirts c1960's from Richmond collected by Dr. B. Tyrrell now in the Natal Museum collection. |
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| Bhaca costume from Richmond, c1952 |
All Bhaca from Richmond by Barbara Tyrrell c1952 |
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| Bhaca from Richmond beaded costumes |
All Bhaca from Richmond collected by Barbara Tyrrell, c1952 |
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Passive Resistance in Natal 1946-48 |
Natal Indian Congress (N.I.C.), after a prolonged struggle, in October 1945. |
| Beer Skimmer |
A Zulu beer skimmer made from ilala palm. Handle partly split into 2 parts . Brown pattern in bow. |
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| Apron worn by married women of the Bathenjini clan of Msinga c1950-1960 |
Apron cloth worn beaded worn by married women in the Bathenjini clan area of Msinga c1980s |
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| Apron worn by married women from eMabomvini clan uMsinga c1970 |
Apron worn by married women from eMabomvin clan uMsinga c1970s |
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| Apron worn by married Zulu women from Ndwedwe c1980s |
Ndwedwe Zulu married women's apron c1980s |
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| Zulu girdle |
A beaded Zulu skirt in white, blue, green and red. Large back apron with halved diamonds and frontal apron in white, blue and red scarpped pattern attached to the fringed belt. This was worn by women. |
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| Apron worn by Bhaca married worn from Hela Hela or Helele area, by Mtholo family 1989-90 |
Apron with plastic beadwork edge worn by married Bhaca women over isidwaba in the KwaMadakana (Hela-Hela or Helele) area Richmond by Mtolo family 1989-90 |
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| Pregnancy apron worn by Ndwedwe married woman c1980s |
Pregnancy apron worn by married women from Ndwedwe c1980 |