Katesa Schlooser

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

Velabengasho Khumalo performing war dances

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

After the dancers gather about 200 people in Laduma's kraal for ceremonial meat. With red hat under the umbrella the Swedish missionary Tora Westerstahl who lived at Ceza Hospital for 30 years and formerly had been the head of the dispensary.

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

Laduma Madela's youngest sister Khanyisile Qwalina Khumalo, in front of Bafungile' house the door of which is protected against lightning with a cross painted with antilightning medicine. Khanyisile has three sons and three daughters.

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

Seven Khumalo prepares imibengo from the raw oxmeat. He cuts the meat zigzag.

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.

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

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

Children feasting on the ox-bones

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

Children feasting on the oxmeat

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.

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

Girl and baby feasting on ox bones

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)

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.

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.

 

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.)

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).

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

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.)

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.

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...

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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