Katesa Schlosser

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Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo

Mkhafuleni Khumalo in front of his cattle pen. Two horns of cattle have been put on the poles in order to show to the ancestors that the cattle have been slaughtered in their honour.

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo

The mother of Mxoveni, Velabengasho and Mkhafuleni Khumalo. Her name was Qhamkile ka Makhoba Khumalo. She was an isamgoma, a diviner. Her top knot is a wig. Her bandolier of respect, isikhafulo, is worked in crochet. Her skirt is from blackened neat's leather.

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo

Mkhafuleni with his mother

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo

On the way from Laduma Madela to Mkhafuleni Khumalo. To the left of a kraal is a cattle pen.

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Thembani Alexina Dlamini-Khumalo

Thembani whole figure. On top of her matrimonial skirt, isidwaba, from leather she wears a black cotton apron with glass bead ornaments. On the back and over the shoulders she has a transparent black shawl. Her bag is decorated with much beadwork.

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mxoveni Khumalo

After the religious ceremony the bridegroom changed into traditional skin dress, partly, however supplied by perlon plush and plastic (bandoliers and head dress). In his head ornament a coloured crane feather.

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mxoveni Khumalo

Laduma Madela accompanied the bride's party and blew his horn in order to ask permission for the bride's party to enter the bridegroom's kraal for the wedding.

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mbhekeni Mhlongo

In Laduma's kraal; from the goat killed in Bhidli's kraal, Mbhekeni and Bhidli brought the skin to Madela's kraal where they made an "ingubo yamadlozi" from it (they covering on the ancestor spirit), also called iminqwamba. It is the ceremonial cover of the chest of an isangoma.(Cf.

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mbhekeni Mhlongo

In Laduma's kraal: Mbhekeni blows a trumpet which Laduma had made from an ox horn. His chain on the chest is made from glass beads and medicines, e.g. from roots and barks, and some in small glass containers. The long horn attached to a beaded necklace contains medicines.

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Bhidli Mhlongo

Bhidli in one of the typical Zulu men's sitting positions. Both sides his legs are sides tails, izinjongo (K. Schlosser's favourote picture of Bhidli!)

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Bhidli Mhlongo

A young man from the Zulu clan fastens the goat's skin with pegs

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Bhidli Mhlongo

Bhidli is churning medicine. he wears two necklaces from beads. To one of them small medicine bottles are attached, to the other one a medicine horn with anti-lightning medicine.

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Bhidli Mhlongo

Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Bhidli Mhlongo. see image F10/12

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

Little girls from Laduma's kraal fetch water for washing in a canal leading downhill from well.

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

Alexina's son Mbongeleni Dlakude with a white cotton cloth which his mother decorated with glass bead ornaments and with metal bells. (Cf. "Handwerke", plate 106 bottom left, and pp.106/107.)

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

Bafungile dressed up in an impressive way as the wife of s great medicine man, she herself being an inyangakazi, a female doctor. As bandolier of respect, isihlonipho, she wears a long chain of python bones, iziqu zenhlwathi. Such a bandolier was not observed by the author with any other women.

On the way to Ceza Hospital

On the way to Ceza Hospital: Alexina Madela Dlakude with the authors suitcase; Dumaza with the sleeping mats; Ziphelaphi with the author's camera outfit. on her chest a green towel which she had got as a Christmas gift from the author.

Susa's wife Dumaza Mhlongo Madela

Susa's wife Dumaza Mhlongo Madela carrying several sleeping mats on her head, most of them she had made herself. they were taken by K. Schlosser to Germany.

The road leading from Thulasizwe Hospital

The road leading from Thulasizwe Hospital (about 3 to 4 km to the left) towards Ceza Hospital and village.

Within Laduma's guest rondavel

Within Laduma's guest rondavel

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