Barbara Tyrrell
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| Kweta Boy |
Kweta Boy - Peddie |
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| Kweta Boy (Umkhwetha) |
Kweta Boy (Umkhwetha) - Hankey, Eastern Province |
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| Leader of Ntwane Girl's School |
Leader of Ntwane girl's puberty school. |
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| Lefa Mofokeng - Sotho |
Herd boy - Leribe. His stick at his feet, the herd boy squats in characteristic attitude when watching his herds. Past early herd boy stage, he wears a bright new blanket.
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| Lesiba Player |
Lesiba Player - Mamathes - Basotholand |
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| Likishi Dancer |
LIKISHI - Lozi Circumcision School |
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| Lina Molahlehi |
Lina Molahlehi - Butha Buthe - Basutoland A woman's blanket is always pinned on the chest as opposed to the man's, which is usually pinned on the right shoulder. |
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| Lina Mtsweni |
Ndebele from Middleburg area wears heavier necklaces, bracelets and anklets. Red and blue still being favourite colours. Head may be shaved to a variety of patterns. |
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| Lina Tamana |
The Pedi girl child wears the traditional forked rear skirt and of goat skin and the apron of red ochred string and twisted fibres. |
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| Magadalena Tala |
Magadalena Tala - Pedi Mother - Eastern Transvaal |
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| Makhanya Sisters |
The Makhanya sisters dressed for a wedding ceremony. |
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| Makoma Maroatsetla |
Makoma Maroasetla - Lovedu Woman - Modjadje Locaation |
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| Male "Witchdoctor" - Xhosa |
Male "Whitchdoctor" or Igqirha - Xhosa The term "Whitchdoctor" does not really apply. He is a seer who seeks supernatural aid when finding cure for his clients. |
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| Male Initiation Dress - Ndebele |
Male Initiation Dress - Ndebele
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| Mamcirha |
Mamcirha - Western Pondoland |
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| Mancalane |
Photograph of Mancalane in her Makoti outfit, a newlywed woman. |
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| Mandimande Newlywed |
Mandimande in her Makoti outfit: newlywed. |
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| Mandimande's Wedding Outfit |
Mandimande wearing her wedding outfit. |
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| Maria Makhidhla |
A young married woman of the Ntwane wears a distinctive hairstyle. The young bride also wears a brief smock, pink, a favourite color. With marriage, she discards her grass neck hoops and replaces them with beaded ones. |
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| Marriagabe Age - Ndebele |
Marriagable Age - Ndebele - Bronkhorstspruit - Transvaal She wears a fringed "Pepetu" or girls beaded apron. The back skirt of goatskin with a half-oval hemline, is surmounted by a heavy fringe of loose bead strands. |