Central and Southern African Tribal Art
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African Beaded Adornment
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Mfengu Tobacco Bag
"ingxowa bokwe" Used to carry tobacco and adorn.
This bag is made from a complete goat hide turned inside out. They were used by men to carry home grown leaf tobacco and other items, but their main intent was to add to the wearers adornment.
Annals of the South African Museum Volume 58 March 1988 Part 4 The Material Culture of the Cape Nguni Part 4 Personal & General by E.M.Shaw & N.J.Warmelo
This knapsack type bag is overloaded with beadwork, bells, coins and thimbles, all adding to sound and visual impact to an over-the-top article that during it's time, was certainly a eye opener.
The tail of the backpack heavily adorned on both sides.
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Ndebele Aprons - Mapoto / Pepetu
Ndebele fashion of the 1940's.
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Ndebele Pepetu
Predominately white aprons date from the 1920's.
A popoto was worn by a young girl, whereas a mapoto was worn by a married woman.
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Zulu Ear Plug "Iziqhaza" Worn by men and woman.
Zulu's have worn ear plugs for over 100 years.
Made of wood, vinyl and metal pins. * |
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Sukuma Beaded Skirt – Tanzania Circa 1950
Worn by young girls.
A fine and rare example with scattered bead decoration. * |
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Himba Anklet Namibia - Angola
Married Himba women wore heavy anklets. They were made of hand wrought iron beads, then strung onto a leather support structure. Anklets such as these displayed wealth and were worn daily. Click Thumbnails for Larger Images
Our example is particularly old in that the iron beads are extremely well worn.
Himba women wore anklets until death.
Nowadays they are being taken apart for the beads, which are then strung into necklaces and sold to tourists.
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Ibo Anklet - Nigeria
An excellent example.
Most probably of 19th century origin.
Kapsiki Armlets / Cameroun
A very fine and rare matched pair.
Another
Another matched pair made from Brass * |
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Xhosa Nursing Charm
Nursing charms called "isixhoxho", adorned women as charms, which broadcasted that the wearers were nursing mothers. Our example dates to the 1940's.
These images were taken at Uncle Van Vasco da Gama van Blommenstein shop in at Mbiza Transkei in 1904. The lady seen in the center of the right image, sports a nursing charm.
Another exceptional example. *
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Assorted Beaded Aprons Ntwane Apron / South Africa
Called "Gabi" / Worn by young girls.
Kirdi Apron - Cameron
The Kirdi are one of a number of small farming communities living in the Northern Cameroon and southern Chad area. They are known for their arts of personal adornment, including beaded aprons.
North Sotho Apron / South Africa See page 95 of Tracing the Rainbow for a related example. *
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Thembu Beaded Front Aprons
Thembu beaded aprons called "inkciyo".
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Thembu Apron "A"
Others...
Thembu Apron "H"
From the 1940's, these aprons were worn under a ladies skirt and referred to as underpants.
Thembu Aprons K - P * |
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Ba Tonka Skirts - Zambia / Zimbabwe
Ba Tonga Man - 1950 - Barbara Tyrrell
The BaTonka or Batonga, live on both sides of the Zambezi River and Lake Kariba. In 1960, the Kariba dam was completed, making it at the time, the largest man made dam ever built. The Ba Tonka were relocated away from the flooding valleys where they had lived and fished for centuries.
We have 3 examples of these traditional skirts, no longer obtainable in the field.
Related traditional garments worn by young girls.
Photographs of Ba Tonka taken by Peter Jurgens and Barbara Tyrrell in 1949
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Lobedu "Lovedu" Charm Necklaces
LOBEDU These were presents given to uninitiated girls by their admirers.
Rarely Seen
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Thembu Leather Purses
Thembu Ladies Leather Purses called "Isipaji". * |
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Ntwane Back Skirt
Beaded Ntwane Back Apron called "Ntepa". * |
Visit... "Power Carriages of the Mandlakazi Clan"
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Circa 1930 |
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