Mbhekeni Mhlongo (Laduma Madela)
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mbhekeni Mhlongo |
In Laduma's kraal; from the goat killed in Bhidli's kraal, Mbhekeni and Bhidli brought the skin to Madela's kraal where they made an "ingubo yamadlozi" from it (they covering on the ancestor spirit), also called iminqwamba. It is the ceremonial cover of the chest of an isangoma.(Cf. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mbhekeni Mhlongo |
In Laduma's kraal: Mbhekeni blows a trumpet which Laduma had made from an ox horn. His chain on the chest is made from glass beads and medicines, e.g. from roots and barks, and some in small glass containers. The long horn attached to a beaded necklace contains medicines. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mbhekeni Mhlongo |
Mbhekeni Mhlongo in front of his father Bhidli's cattle kraal. Cf. the corresponding picture of Bhidli F.19/9. Here are seen, to the left, another pair of cattle horns, They are coloured blue, for no special reason. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mbhekeni Mhlongo |
On the occasion of the wedding of his friend Mxoveni Khumalo, Mbhekeni Mbhekeni Mhlongo impresses the guests with a skin of a mamba snake he wears on his back. Thus he demonstrates that he is an inyanga (medicine man). In his armlet he wears an ostrich feather. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mbhekeni Mhlongo |
Mbhekeni Mhlongo in front of Velabengasho Khumalo's goat kraal. His frontal apron, isinene, is from genet and calf skins, his rear apron, ibheshu, from calf skin. On his left ankle he wears a bead ornament. |