Katesa Schlosser
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| Under the roof of Velabengasho's great hut |
( Continuation of no. 2 F 10/15). To the left: The black mamba. Top maize cob for seed. To the right: sorghum for seed. |
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| Under the roof of Velabengasho's great hut |
The same rafter as no 4. Two pairs of goat horns nailed to it and some remnants of horns. fixed behind purlins two spoons. Stuck into the roof straw a knobkerrie which Velabengasho used to return the lighting to that witch he had sent lightning. |
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| Under the roof of Velabengasho's great hut |
Above the hut's door opening. Horns of a goat nailed to a rafter. Remnants of the other horns below them. Moreover lower yaws of goats and of a black sheep ram and shoulder bladers of goats, etc. Part of a hen's wishbone. |
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| Under the roof of Velabengasho's great hut |
The gall bladders and the heavy lump of fat from no 2. To the right dried leaves. As soon as it started thundering Velabengasho took part of the leaves and burnt them. |
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| Under the roof of Velabengasho's great hut |
To the left: The fish cut open and spread asunder from no 1. The salamander from no 1. The entire green mamba, the head of which is wound around a black mamba. The skin of a black mamba is fitted upon a very long stick. |
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| Under the roof of Velabengasho's great hut |
As in most of the photos there is a garland from impepho, helichrysmu miconiaefolium, by which the ancestors ghosts are honoured. |
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| Visit to Velabengasho in 1979, in April |
Velabengasho's wife Gabajana Mhlongo in front of the cattle kraal. At the tops of the posts several cattle horns have been fastened to inform the ancestors ghost that the cattle had been killed in their honour. |
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| Visit to Velabengasho in 1979, in April |
The two men seen from behind. Mbhekeni's rear apron is from white calf skin. Velabengasho's rear apron is from Cheetah. |
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| Visit to Velabengasho in 1979, in April |
See F 10/1 |
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| Visit to Velabengasho in 1979, in April |
Velabengasho's wife Gabajana Mhlongo serving the two friends beer, utshwala. As a sign of her high rank- due to her own wealth in cattle- she wears a red Louri feather. |
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| Visit to Velabengasho in 1979, in April |
Velabengasho Khumalo (Left) and Mbhekeni Mhlongo in festive attire in Velabengasho's Great hut. |
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| Visit to Velabengasho in 1979, in April |
The rondavel to the left is Velabengasho's great hut in which the photos were taken. |
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| Velabengasho's kraal in 1979/1980, at Christmas/ New year |
Christmas. In the foreground Velabengasho's kraal. The second hut from left is his Great hut, indlunkulu. in front of the kraal a large field with sweet potatoes, and some sugar cane, behind the huts maize fields and bananas. |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
As F5/34. The men in the row of the dancers shout velabengasho's praises |
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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 |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
Susa's son cooks the ox meat. To the right Mashingeni Khumalo |
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| Visit to Laduma Madela's kraal in March and April 1979 |
The killed ox is cut by the slaughterer Mashingeni Khumalo. Behind his a son of Susa. To the right Laduma's friend, the old Mjijani Nkonkonyane Madide. To the left of Mashingeni is Mbabazeni Madela. |
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| 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. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Mkhafuleni demonstrates his anti-lightning spear which had been forged by Laduma Madela. Later on Laduma told the author that Mkhafuleni was about to be initiated as a lightning doctor. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Mkhafuleni demonstrate the way he fights the lightning: He stands near one of his anti-lightning posts=decayed trees which have crosses (not visible) made with red anti-lightning medicine. |