South African Panorama Newspaper
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| Animal Skin |
Animal skin prepared for trade or battering. |
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| Bead Money |
A string of bead money made out of Ostrich shells, used as currency in African countires. |
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| Clay Pot |
Clay pot was worth its contents of mealies, or other grains. |
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| Copper and Beaded Bangles |
Copper and beaded bangles were used as currency in Africa. |
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| Copper Ingots |
Copper ingots from Messina used for battering. |
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| Copper Jewelry |
Copper chocker, anklets and bracelets used as currency and wealth amongst the Ndebele. |
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| Copper Rod Money: Phalaborwa. |
Copper rod money used as currency in Phalaborwa. |
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| Cowrie Shells |
Cowrie shells used as currency to buy slaves and ivory. |
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| Iron Hoes |
Iron hoes used for trading. |
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| Iron Spears and Arrows |
Iron spears and arrows were also used tp trade. |
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| Ivory |
Ivory is still considered the highest trade in the world. |
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| Katanga and Missionary Copper Crossed |
Katanga and Missionary copper crosses, which showed the status of the person. |
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| Mopani Worms |
Dried Mopani worms were used as currency in Northen Transvaal. |
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| Mpande Shells |
Mpande shells used as currency in African countires. |
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| Ndebele Paintings |
Young Ndebele girl in her traditional outfit leaning on a painted wall. |
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| Ndebele Paintings |
Ndebele homestead with distinct wall paintings. |
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| Ndebele Paintings |
Ndebele homestead with its disinct wall paintings. |
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| Ndebele Paintings |
A young Ndebele woman posing in her traditional outfit with a painted hut in the background. |
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| Ndebele Patterns |
Scene of a Ndebele homestead showing its distinct wall paintings. |
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| Ovambo Copper Rings |
Small Ovambo copper rings, considered to be the most expensive and valuable currency. |