Bhaca people

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Apron black cloth with beading for engaged Bhaca women of Himeville, 1960-1980

Apron black cloth with beading. Worn by engaged girl. Dressed for trial marriage visit to future in-laws. Bhaca of Himeville 1960-1980. Umshashalazo (shashalazi(i, ii)- clear spot-pg. 733, Doke and Vilakazi Zulu-English Dictionary, 1948.

Apron black cloth with beading for married Bhaca women from uMzimkhulu 1984

Apron black cloth with beaded edge. Worn by married Bhaca women in uMzimkhulu area 1984. Worn under breast cloth and over red apron.(indwangu emnyama)

Apron worn by married Bhaca women of uMzimkhulu

Apron towel of certain colours (yellow the colour of pumpkin, green is colour of pumpkin leaves and mealies (favourite food) and black for madumbes. Worn by married Bhaca woman to first fruit ceremonies (hence colour reference) in the uMzimkhulu area 1984. Ithawula.

Back skirt worn by married women from Ndwedwe

Back skirt worn by married women from Ndwedwe c1975+

Beaded apron cloth worn by Bhaca women from uMzimkhulu, 1984

Apron cloth with beadwork edge motif letters of elphabet. Worn by unmarried Bhaca women from uMzimkhulu 1984. Indwangu ebomvu.

Beaded backskirt cloth worn by engaged girls (izibaxelo zomakoti ogubudele)

Backskirt cloth with heavy beading. Worn by engaged girls as backskirt in dress for trial marriage visit to future in-laws-family.

Bhaca engaged girl's backskirts c1960, Richmond

Bhaca engaged girl's back skirt c1960's Richmond

Bhaca from Richmond back skirts worn by married women, c11950's

Bhaca married woman's back skirt c1950 Richmond

Bhaca from Richmond back skirts worn by girls with boyfriends, c1952

Back skirt possibly worn by engaged Bhaca girl from Richmond c1952+(for reference see page 177 number 6 "engaged girl, ganile" in Tyrrell, B, Suspicion is my name, Cape Town: T.V. Bulpin, 1971. This one had tag in brown paper "worn by girl with boyfriend,

Bhaca from Richmond back skirts worn by married women, c1940's

Beaded skirt worn by married Bhaca women c1940s

Bhaca headdress from Richmond, uMzimkhulu, Highflats, Himeville and Natal, 1900-1984

Headdress beaded caps and top knots worn by Bhaca and Khuze marries woman on top of wig

Bhaca married woman's gala three section back skirt c1950-60, Richmond

Bhaca married woman's gala three section back skirt c1970-60, Richmond

Headdress for married Bhaca woman from 1900- c1984s

Headdress for Bhaca people

Headdress married Bhaca woman from uMzimkhulu c1984s

Headdress consisting of wig, top-knot and cover and beaded patch worn by Bhaca married woman in uMzimkhulu 1984

Headdress married Bhaca woman from uMzimkhulu c1984s

Headdress consisting of wig, top-knot and cover and beaded patch worn by Bhaca married woman in uMzimkhulu 1984

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