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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Laduma's eldest sister Merica (according to her membership in an American sect) joined the festival |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Born by one and the same mother: Suasa, Merica, Laduma. Merica was proud of having carried Laduma when he was a baby on her back. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
In Bafungile's house. Susa shows Merica the photo albums the author had sent Laduma. On the floor sits a man of extremely low rank who tries to get some food everywhere. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
On the day after the festival beer is brought from Velabengasho' kraal and is received with dances. The dancers from left to right: a son of Mbabazeni Madela, Laduma, Velabengasho, Mbhekeni Mhlongo's mothers (in the foreground, Mbhekeni... |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
View from above Laduma Madela's kraal, which is in the centre. To the left of the small road leading to it is the kraal of Mashingeni Khumalo. Uphill from there, to the left, is the kraal of Laduma's daughter Alexina with two rondavels and a rectangular house. (Cf. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Laduma Madela with a chief's mace called "inhlendla engamakhalengonyama", which looks like the nostrils of a lion. Not yet ready made. (cf. "Handwerke", plate 8 and 9, and pp.108-111; Der einbeinige Gott, colour plate XXIII.) |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Gumede, a son of Laduma's daughter Hlomeleni, arrives home from work in Johannesburg |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
In Bafungile' house. Laduma is resting on her bed. Ziphelaphi and Bafungile (only her yellow head cloth is visible) sit politely on mats on the floor. To the left are partly visible: the shafts of a battle axe and an inhlendla (cf. to follow: F22/28). |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Madela starts to forge a spear for the ceremonial killing of goats from rod iron (reinforcing steel). He works on an iron anvil (part of a rail from the railways). (Cf. "Handwerke", plate 1 bottom, and pp.94,95.) |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Madela puts spear into the hearth from twigs. He will blow the fire up with his mouth. He has no bellow.(Cf."Handwerke", plate 1 top, and p. 94.) |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
The authors' farewell visit to Laduma Madela. Laduma hands over to Eric Khwela as his intermediary the gifts for the author: a battle axe he made for her and the now finished inhlendla from F.1979/II, F.12/1a. To the right waves Mbhekeni Mhlongo a whisk. With green headcloth his mother. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
From left to right: Alexina, Laduma, Mbhekeni Mhlongo; Velabengasho Khumalo dressed green and with Laduma's ceremonial skin hat; Bhidli Mhlongo; Mashingeni Khumalo; Mbhekeni's wife. In the foreground part of the author's camera outfit.
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
From left to right: Alexina, Laduma, Mbhekeni Mhlongo; Velabengasho Khumalo dressed green and with Laduma's ceremonial skin hat; Bhidli Mhlongo; Mashingeni Khumalo; Mbhekeni's wife. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Visit to Father Elmar Kimmel O.S.B. at Nandi Mission. From left to right: Velabengasho Khumalo, Mbhekeni Mhlong, Laduma Madela, Pater Elmar, Eric Khwela, Mr. Mthembu (taxi driver) |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Girl and baby feasting on ox bones |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Mashingeni Khumalo preparing the cooked bowels of the ox fo eating. On the wooden tray is also white salt which the prepared bowels will be dipped. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Children feasting on the oxmeat |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Children feasting on the ox-bones |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Some bones and a horn of the ox on a wooden meat tray, covered with two smaller wooden meat tray |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
As F6/11 Seven Khumalo roasts the imibengo on the glowing twigs beneath the iron cooking pots in which the bulk of the oxmeat is boiled. |