Katesa Schlosser

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Ladies with bras

Except Laduma's daughter Alexina the ladies appeared with bras which was not appropriate by K. Schlosser, so that they put them away. from left Nqahile Madela, Laduma's wife Bafungile Kumalo Madela, Bafungile's daughter Alexina and Laduma's favourite Ziphelaphi Mhlongo Madide.

Laduma wearing a tortoise-shell.

Portrait of Laduma wearing a tortoise-shell he had made into a hat protecting him magically against lightning.

Laduma from behind.

Laduma from behind. the back of the waistcoat and the top of the peaked cap are beautifully decorated with genet skin.

Laduma's products as a artisan in skin

Half length potrait of Laduma. his necklets are: Beads cut from the long bones of a rd duiker, imithi, with the hoof of that duiker as a pendant.

Laduma's products as a artisan in skin

Laduma was very fond of beautiful clothing and partly made his outfit himself. in the right hand the battle axe he had made himself, in the left hand the large shield he had made himself.

Laduma's products as a artisan in skin

Further buttocks coverings, and frontal aprons, izinene. to the left a necklace from many strips of different skins (hanging down on the chest). to the right kuduhorns. At the bottom grass to be worked into a brush.

Laduma's products as a artisan in skin

Shields of different size and buttock covering, amabheshu, put by Laduma on the wall of a round hut, the roof of which was burnt by lighting which Laduma's bad brother Susa had sent- as was told.

Laduma's favourite MaMhlongo, Ziphelaphi Mhlongo Madela in her hut.

Ziphelaphi is a female doctor, inyangakazi. she holds a diviner's switch over her right shoulder and licks fluid medicine from the fingers of her left hand. in front of her a potsherd with liquid medicine.

Bafungile serves beer to her husband Laduma.

Bafungile serves beer to her husband Laduma who sits on an improvised bench in the yard. Bafungile kneels politely in front of him ( and will take the first sip from the beer pot, ukhamba, to demostrate that the beer is not poisoned)

Laduma's wife Bafungile straining beer and serving beer

In her hut fills Bafungile still unclean beer from the large earthen pot into the beer strainer. Laduma's wife straining traditional beer.

Laduma's new kraal and his private hut

In Laduma's private hut to the right of the central pole: the large skull of a baboon, to its left the skull of a porcupine, to its right the skull of a dog.beneath them a blue plastic water container.

Laduma's new kraal and his private hut

To the left of the central pole; partly as F 10/8 and F 10/10. Above the Christian print Laduma's bugle-horn and headring. at its bottom: part of a musical bow with a calabash resonator.

Laduma's new kraal and his private hut

In Laduma's private hut: ( Futher down the pole, from F10/8) In a frame the frontispiece of K. Schlosser, "Zauberei im Zululand", i.e. Laduma's portrait from 1959. to the left a print: Jesus riding a donkey enters Jerusalem, and a toy duck.

In Laduma's private hut

The cuckoo-clock at the central pole (as in the Ngalonde kraal). attached to the pole: some fur; iron chains as protection against lightning; the tail-light of a bicycle, a large snail shell. Laduma Mandela's new kraal and his private hut in 1977.

Laduma Madela sits on his bed in his private hut.

Laduma Madela sits on his bed in his new private hut. he wears a neckband, umqhele, from serval and on his right wrist a wristlet from the metatarsia of a very fast running duiker, which makes the person wearing it to be 'ahead' of all other people in every aspect.

Laduma's private hut has a round clay wall and conical roof

Laduma's private hut has a round clay wall and a conical roof. The Zulu lightning doctor Laduma Mandela in 1977.

Laduma's new kraal and his private hut

Laduma's new kraal and his private hut. The Zulu lightning doctor Laduma Madela in 1977

Shembe Church member,amakhosazana, eKuphakameni, 1953

Shembe church members, amakhosazana, eKuphakameni, 1953

Shembe Church member,amakhosazana, eKuphakameni, 1953

Shemne church members, amakhosazana, eKuphakameni, 1953

Shembe Church members, amakhosazana, eKuphakameni, 1953

Shembe church, amakhosazana, eKuphakameni, 1953

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