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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

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

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

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

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

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)

Girl with ornamental incisions on her belly, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Girl with ornamental incisions on her belly, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Potrait of  friendly Thonga girl, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Potrait of  friendly Thonga girl, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Craft market, Maputa, 12 June 1959

For sale: basketwork, wooden walking sticks, to the left a stick in the shape of a snake. Two different kinds of racks for sleeping/sitting mats. One type consisting as usual of two parts not connected with each other.

Clay figures of the school children, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Clay figures of the school children, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Women carrying a basket of the type "isiqabetho", Maputa, 12 June 1959

Women carrying a basket of the type "isiqabetho", Maputa, 12 June 1959

Bottle race of the mothers, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Bottle race of the mothers, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Nguni cattle

Nguni cattle and tickbirds, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Clay figures made by school children, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Clay figures made by school children, Maputa, 1959

Detail of the wall construction, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Detail of the wall construction of the hut, Maputa, 12 June 1959

A rondavel and a granary in the homestead of the chief (Chief Tembe of the Thonga people). To the right in the background the house from F18-24, Maputa, 12 June 1959

A rondavel and a granary in the homestead of the chief (Chief  Tembe of the Thonga people). To the right in the background the house from F18-24, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Kitchen enclosure or ixhiba, Mputa, 12 June 1959

Kitchen enclosure or ixhiba, Maputa, 12 June 1959

Granaries, Maputa huts, 12 June 1959

Granaries, Maputa huts, 12 June 1959

House with a wall similar to that of F18-15

Maputa house or hut (Thongaland hut) similar to F18-15

Woman with a bottle on her head, Maputa school children, 12 June 1959

Woman with a bottle on her head, Maputa school children, 12 June 1959

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