Barbara Tyrrell
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| " Isibhaxela" |
Black skirt with white beards, for an engaged to be married girl from Richmond/ Bhaca area in KwaZulu- Natal. |
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| "Dancing Girl" |
Bhaca dancing girl - Richmond |
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| "Hlonipha Veil" |
Zulu Bride - Hlonipha veil - Mid Ilovo |
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| "Mcwasho" Dress - Swazi |
Mcwasho Dress When the daughter of the Paramount Chief of Swaziland reaches puberty, an "Mcwasho" is called. Girls of her age group are summoned from the whole Swaziland to gather at a Royal Kraal. |
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| "Naka" Flute |
"Naka" Flute - Lovedu tribe - Modjadje Location The Naka flute is not a solo instrument but represents one note in a series which played in a group. The complete set is called "Motaba" |
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| "Sangorbe" Chabangu |
"Sangorbe" Chabangu - Ndebele, Transvaal |
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| "Witchdoctor" Apprentice |
"Witchdoctor" Apprentice or Ithwasa |
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| "Witchdoctor, Richmond" |
"Witchdoctor, Richmond" M. Dhlamini |
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| 'A successful Forager' |
Sketch of white soulder riding a horse after a successful hunt. |
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| 'Intombi Plaque' |
Wooden plaque of a young Zulu Maiden. |
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| 'Umdlezane' |
Portrait of a Xhosa mother with her baby both wearing white chalk on their faces symbolising new birth. |
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| Abakhwetha |
Abakhwetha |
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| Abakweta |
Kweta - Initiation Custom - Western Pondoland This simple dress is worn during the seclusion period of circumcision school - A blanket, a reed mask, and complete covering of white clay. |
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| Amandebele of the Transvaal |
Amandebele from Transvaal The Ndebele also known as "Mapochs" are descendants of stragglers from the followers of the Zulu chief, Mzilikazi who quarreled with Shaka and trekked to northward to Rhodesia. |
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| Barbara Tyrell: Sketch |
Sketch of a Mpondo engaged woman. |
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| Barbara Tyrrel:Sketch |
Sketch of a Xhosa engaged girl. |
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| Barbara Tyrrell : Sketch |
Sketch of a Xhosa homestead with mountains at the background. |
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| Barbara Tyrrell: Abakhwetha |
Barbara's watercolor painting of Abakhwetha. |
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| Barbara Tyrrell: African Heritage |
African Heritage, Barbara's third book with the help of her son. |
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| Barbara Tyrrell: Banukile |
Barbara's friend, Banukile whom she wrote the book Suspicion about. In this scen Banukile is seen at her home in a trance. |