KwaZulu-Natal
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Sezela Sugar Mill |
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Sezela Sugar Mill |
Sezela Sugar Mill |
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Sezela Sugar Mill |
Sezela Sugar Mill |
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Sezela Sugar Mill |
Sezela Sugar Mill |
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Sezela Sugar Mill |
Sezela Sugar Mill |
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Sezela Sugar Mill |
Sezela Sugar Mill |
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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Mkhafuleni's Great Hut. On the chair in front of it sits Ziphelaphi Mhlongo Madide. |
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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Mkhafuleni demonstrates his anti-lightning spear which had been forged by Laduma Madela. Later on Laduma told the author that Mkhafuleni was about to be initiated as a lightning doctor. |
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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Mkhafuleni demonstrate the way he fights the lightning: He stands near one of his anti-lightning posts=decayed trees which have crosses (not visible) made with red anti-lightning medicine. |
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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Another little daughter of Mkhafuleni carrying a baby. |
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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
The little girl standing besides the large beer vessel. |
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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
A little daughter of Mkhafuleni in the Great hut behind a large beer vessel, isikhamba. This is 43 cm high and stands within the fireplace. Its opening is covered with a rectangular eating mat, isithebe, and a plaited beer pot cover, umbenge, which is decorated with beads. |
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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Twigs from umhlonishwa, skeletons of snakes, a knife, etc. (Cf. Medizinen, pp. 108, 109 with more detailed explainations.) |
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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Above the door: to the right two cattle horns. To the left part of a frame for sleeping and sitting mats, with painted ornaments |
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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
On the wall: a black sheep ram's skin with which Mkhafuleni covers his back when he fights the lightning. On top: a piece of coral and the cuttlebones= "excrements of the moon", for the treatment of eye sicknesses. |
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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Parts of bones and parts of wooden medicines. On top; isisefu solwandle= sea's sieve=a piece of coral |
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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Hanging down from the roof upon the wall; a twirling-stick for beer, utshwala. ; a necklace from small wooden sticks, iminyezane. On top of the picture of a python's skin. In the centre; a forked piece of wood for churning medicine; a knife, etc. |
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View near Newcastle |
Sepia print 10.2 x 16.7cm faded |
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Batson's Drift, Port Shepstone |
Black and white print 13.3 x 18.7cm faded |
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The Snipe (Dredger) attempting to cross The Bar, Port Shepstone |
Sepia print 15.2 x 20.2cm |