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Story: The preparation of the springbok's ears
Title
The preparation of the springbok's ears
Collection
Summary
The Bushman drum, and dancing-rattles. Mode of preparation of the latter, by the women. By /han≠kass’o, (L VIII.-1. 6127-6137). The springbok's ear dancing rattles are made from dried springbok's ear skin with berries sewn inside.
Comments
1) p.6134v: the ||kerri plant: what it looks like, what it is used for and how it is eaten and cooked by people, 2) see also How the prepared springbok's ears are tied on and The preparation of the drum; ears of springbok are tied to the feet of the men who dance and The use of the !goin-!goin, followed by an account of a Bushman dance, 3) This story is found in Book VIII-1
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
26 January 1878
Categories
Custom and daily life, Artefact and dress
Keywords
springbok's ears (preparation of) , springbok's ears (dried) , springbok's ears (are tied and fastened onto dancers' feet) , springbok's ears (women prepare them) , springbok's ears (are filled with ||kerri berries) , springbok's ears (are sewn with sinew) , springbok's ears (the preparation of) , springbok's ears (dancing rattles are made from) , springbok's ears (and a dance) , dance (and the making and preparation of springbok's ears for rattles) , dance (the women make the rattles for) , dance (the dress worn in) , dance (the sounds made during) , dance (the use of dancing rattles in) , ||kerri (berries put in dried springbok's ears) , ||kerri (used in the preparation of dancing rattles) , berries (called ||kerri put in dried springbok's ears) , berries (and preparation of the springbok's ears for dancing rattles) , plants (||kerri berries put in dried springbok's ears used for dancing rattles) , name (thr ||kerri berries) , name (and preparation of the springbok's ears for dancing rattles) , dress (dancing rattles made of springbok ears worn) , dress (worn in dance) , dancing rattles (worn by men in a dance) , dancing rattles (the making of) , dancing rattles (the preparation of the springbok's ears) , dancing rattles (||kerri berries put in dried springbok's ears)
Story Pages
6133-6137
