Katesa Schlosser

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Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 6th 1979

People sitting below the wings from no V. 2nd from left Velabengasho's son ; to the utmost right = Velabengasho's wife. On a pole hanging on the wall: clothing, to the left a rear apron from skin.

 

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 6th 1979

To the left white wings from the Cattle Egret, ilanda, bubulcus ibis ( Roberts, no 61), and to the right white and grey wings from a stilt, isixulamasele ( "Frog catcher") Himantopus.

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 6th 1979

Above the head of the Goliath Heron the head of a small bird. On top of the heron's neck the hoof of a mule. To the left the globular stomach of a vulture as well as the vulture's intestines. Concerning the birds' wings to the right of the heron's head see no. IV

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 6th 1979

The pictures IV to IX are taken after my having changed ground in the hut. The Goliath Heron is now looking to the right. the hoof of the mule is on top of theheron's skeleton. To the left the gall bladders of goats and the lump of fOn top of green and black mamba on sticks.

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 6th 1979

In the holy umsamo, the back of the h cucumber, unkonko, a species of Mout. Porcupine quills have been added. On the house wall to the left the ghost' calabash, isigubhu sabalozi or isigubhu somoya. it is made from a wart cucumber, unkonko, a species of Momordica.

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 6th 1979

In the centre the skeleton of an extremely large heron, which has been mounted on a stick. It is Nozalizingwenya ( It which bears crococdiles). It is the Goliath Heron, Ardea goliath. The legs hang downwards.

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 6th 1979

Velabengasho at the place of F 16/26. Above him the head of the Goliath heron. on the wall to the left on of his cardigans.

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 5th 1979

Similar to F 15/25, with wide angle objective.

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 5th 1979

In the umsamo, the holy back part of Velabengasho's Great hut: Velabengasho's great medicine horn from a female gemsbok, Oryx gazella, which he had inherited from his father. Behind it a black clay vessel, ukhamba, with medicines for ancestor worship.

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 5th 1979

As F 15/24

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 5th 1979

Velabengasho presents the meat of the goat on large wooden meat platters.

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 5th 1979

Velabengasho himself started to skin the goat in order to secure proper parts of the skin for iminqwamba, the attribute og izangoma and even of Velabengasho as an inyanga ( medicine man). see " Hand-werke", plate 46.

Visit to Velabengasho in 1979/II, i.e October 5th 1979

Before slaughtering the goat Velabengasho praised the ancestors and asked them to protect me. He wears the uniform of a policeman. indeed he was a policeman of the local chief. his wife Gabajana is down on her knees as token of respect, hlonipha. Laduma Madela watches at the right side.

Velabengashongo at his brother's Mxoveni wedding

Same situation. He has fixed the white cloth here on his right arm. Our bandoliers from glass beads, a stiff beaded belt, and on top on his rear apron: rectangular bead ornaments, which are seen to the left side.

Velabengashongo at his brother's Mxoveni wedding

Velabengasho giyas ( performs war dances) on the second wedding of his elder brother Mxoveni, who was a widower.

Under the roof of Velabengasho's great hut

( Continuation of 10= F 10/21. It ends at the right side at 3= F. 10/17) To the left the shark's head skin and the bones of the umhlangwe from no 10. it follows Velabengasho's large dance shield and partly underneathit, two skins of goats...

Under the roof of Velabengasho's great hut

Half head skin of a shark. it is the skin of the smooth hound. mustelus lavis which gets about 150cm long. it is unknown to me how Velabengasho got this half head skin so far away in the interior of the country.

Under the roof of Velabengasho's great hut

Below the dried snake skins from No. 8 Velabengasho's small "red" dance shield from dried ox hide.

Under the roof of Velabengasho's great hut

Dried snake skins.

Under the roof of Velabengasho's great hut

( Continuation of 6 = F 10/20) Above the maize cobs the penis of a goat.

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