Laduma Madela
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Madela with the ladle for fetching the clouds during a thunderstorm, "ukuphaka izulu" (to ladle out-as food-the heaven) Cf. "Medizinen", plate 14 and pp. 84, 85. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
The round stone from the river smeared both flat sides crosswise with black anti-lightning medicine |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Madela has the rod in his left hand and the stone in his right hand. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Laduma demonstrate how he prevents the lightning to strke his kraal by means of a lightning-rod partly smeared with anti-lightning medicine. Madela turns slowly to the four quarters of the globe pointing with the rod towards the heaven. He changes the hands in which he holds the rod. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
In Bafungile's house: Two healing methods combined, "inyamazane" and " chasing awya evat ghost or evil spirit" 1. "Inyamazane"= wild animals (remains) i.e. inhale smoke of small parts of burned animals, especially antelops, put in potsherd. This method is called "ukuhogela", i.e. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Laduma, sitting on Bafungile's bed, scraping goat horns to prepare them as medicine containers. He works them on a wooden head rest, turned upside down. In the foreground a very low table with one of the two armlets Madela is preparing from genet skin. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
The skin of the ox slaughtered on 30th March and the skin of a goat pegged in front of Bafungile's house. To the right Ziphelaphi. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Bhekamandla, Susa and Laduma with their medicine horns in front of their portraits. That one of Laduma the author had taken in 1977. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Laduma on Bafungile's bed in ceremonial dress. In his crown from genet skin various feathers, among them one ostritch feather. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Laduma carries the imibengo on a wooden tray isithebe. Observe the way of his holding the tray |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
The fullfilment of Mvelinqani's prophesy! (Cf. "Susa", plate 24 top, and p. 52; in "Zulu Mythology", colour plate 4 bottom.) |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Velabengasho Khumalo and his wife Gabajana Mhlongo Khumalo in ceremonial dress/ festival attire. Velabengasho has red Lourie feathers in his hair. Gabajana's topknot is a wig decorated with bead ornaments. The lower one is a token of respect to her in-laws, umnqwazi. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Sithupha's husband Maqhubandaba Mbatha in his uniform as a police man, with handcuffs in his belt. He wears a red Lourie feathers in his hair. With grandchild. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
An albino woman and the isangoma Khulumile Khumalo |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Mdlokombana Zulu dressed for the dances. He wears a red Laurie feathers in his hair and an ostrich feather coloured blue in an armlet. His dancing stick is beaded. (Cf. in black/white in "Madelas Tierleben",p.291 |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Another young man dressed up. Behind his shield from oxhide a protection from the hand expanded plastics. His knobkerries is of the type isagila.(Cf."Madelas Tierleben", p.290.) In black and white. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September |
Feasting on oxmeat dipped in coarse white salt. To the left Seven Khumalo. Another man cuts the meat strips zigzag into imibengo |
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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. |