Visit to Velabengasho in 1979, in April

Velabangasho's kraal
Date: 
April 1979
Collection: 
Campbell Collections
Creator: 
Katesa Schlosser
Resource Type: 
Photographs
Language: 
English
Coverage: 
KwaZulu-Natal
Resource Identifier: 
F 10/30
File Type: 
Picture
Extent: 
1
Publisher: 
Katesa Schlosser
Rights Holder: 
Campbell Collections

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.

Gabajana's apron covers even her breasts. Her top-knot is a wig. she has fastened some bead ornaments on it which she had made herself. A black cotton cape covers her shoulders. She wears her husband's rectangular bead ornament- made by her.

Access Rights: 
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Posted by: Mbali
On: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 08:08