Susa Madela

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Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979

Susa Madela starts to perform war dancers in front of the row of the dancers

Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979

Surview of the dancers during a rest. To the left Susa Madela, behind Velabengasho, to the right, with white collar Mbabazeni Madela, Laduma's half brother.

Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979

Susa Madela's wife Dumaza Mhlongo Madela dances

Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979

While Susa walks up and down Laduma stand still and presents the ancestors' spear.

Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979

The ox which is going to be killed by Mashingeni Khumalo with a single stroke of the spear is fastened with a grass rope to a tree. Suasa as the social father of the family is going up and down with his knobstick and praises the ancestors of Madela's to the honour of whom the ox will be killed.

Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979

Same situation as F17/3, F17/6, F17/17. Susa performing war dance= ukugiya) with shield and knobkerries.

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.

Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September

In Bafungile's house. Susa looks at his portrait which the author had taken on 31st  March 1979. He played to be schpcked by "this fearful man". ("Der einbeinige Gott", colour plate XXI)

Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in September and October 1979 with a festival on 30th September

Susa Madela dressed up as the priest of the Madela family whose duty it is to praise the ancestors. He wears a red Lourie feather and in his pierced earlobe a horn smeared inside with anti-lighting medicine. He stands in front of Bafungile's house. (Cf. "Susa", plate 25 and p.53)

Susa Madela

In order to amuse K. Schlosser Susa showed his wry face-worthy of his name 'King of the One eyed people'

Susa Madela

In order to amuse K. Schlosser Susa showed his wry face-worthy of his name "King of the One-eyed people"

Susa Madela

When Laduma decided to honour me with a ''feather'', uphaphe, as the inflated gall bladder of a goat is called, Susa became obliged to praise the ancestors he bein Laduma's social father and nominally the kraal head, umnumzane.

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