Laduma Madela
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
In Bafungile's house several women (more than on the picture) eat from the raw contents of the ox' stomach, umswani. This food is a priviledge of married women. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Some meat was carried into the hut on a wooden tray. It was then placed on the green leaves. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
The ox tail and the ancestor spear with which the ox had been killed, in the hut. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
The meat was deposited for one night for the ancestors spirits in Ziphelaphi's beehive hut. (In traditional beehive huts the ancestors' spirits feel well). The meat is placed on green leaves with which the floor is covered. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
On the place where the ox had been slaughtered four men drink beer. The beer pot is to the left, the drinking calabash is in an enamel dish. Some intestines and part of the ox' stomach are on one of the meat trays. Susa had to eat ceremonially little pieces from the ox' raw stomach. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Similar to F2/27. Mashingeni Khumalo with red shirt is looking on and gives advises. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
The killed ox is cut by the slaughterer Mashingeni Khumalo. Behind his a son of Susa. To the right Laduma's friend, the old Mjijani Nkonkonyane Madide. To the left of Mashingeni is Mbabazeni Madela. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
On the day before the killing of the ox quite a few wooden meat trays were deposited in Bafungile's house. Ziphelaphi serves Susa with beer. The beer pot which is covered stands between them. A beer twirl lies in an enamel basin filled with water. Susa wears a red lourie feather in his hair. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Children, the boy with a long knobstick, in Alexina's sweet potatoe field. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Laduma's wife Bafungile prepares beer for the ceremony/ festival |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Herding of the ox Batomu by small boys just outside Laduma's kraal. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Madela's kraal from behind. From left to right: Bafungile's house with a roof of corrugated iron painted green and red.- A beehive hut owned by Ziphelaphi Mhlongo Madide (Laduma's favourite), Laduma's private hut. The ruin of a hut. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Preparation for the festival: Laduma's daughter Alexina Madela Dlakude brews beer, utshwala. To the right Laduma's wife Bafungile. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
As a suprise for the author Laduma fastned this drawing on brown paper just for one hour at the entrance of his kraal. To the left: The rock of all creatures appeared; to the right the mighty elephant, indlovu yamandla, which opened the rock of all rocks. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Laduma Madela lights a cigarete with a magnifying glass |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Laduma Madela lights a cigarete with a magnifying glass |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Nera Laduma's kraal after returning from the Mthethwa kraal. Laduma had had his impressive walking stick with him with the hand of a baboon as a crook(mostly regarded as a hand of a man). |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
The kraal of Mbuyiseleni Mthethwa far away from Laduma Madela's kraal on Ceza Mountain where the ox by the name of Batomu was bought |
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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. on Nandi Mission from the Benedictine Diocese of Eshowe. Velabengasho and Mbhekeni had announced our arrival at Nandi Mission by blowing the ox horn trumpet made by Laduma (cf. Susa, page 32). |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Bhidli Mhlongo |
Laduma Madela in Bhidli's private hut. In front of him a meat tray with part of the boiled goar's meat covered with another, smaller meat tray. Madela in one of the typical Zulu men's sitting positions. |