The necklace of small round lengths of root as thick as her finger
and nearly as long, each painted white with clay or chalk, is worn by a young
mother who is child nursing her first born top necklace. The tiny necklace of
hair third on the picture is worn by the mother and a child; the hair comes from the cows hair but different cows, child hair comes from the brush of the father’s cow. and mother hair comes from a family
The first stage I will discuss is Umntwana. It refers to a baby from 0 -3 years old. Umntwana wears a tiny necklace of hair, and a string of beaded amaso on his waist as can be seen in (see fig 2). It is a necklace made from a tree that produces beads and is known as amaso, the necklace and the beads are believed to offer magical powers and protection to the child.
If the baby is the firstborn it is referred to as Izibulo,(the firstborn). Izibulo does not wear any distinctive adornments to show that he is the firstborn (see fig 1), but his mother does wear an adornment that is associated with her firstborn child, a necklace of small round lengths of root as thick as her finger and nearly as long, each painted white with clay or chalk. The necklace is the sign that she is nursing the birth of her first child (see fig 2). The second necklace she wears is made from hair from a tail brush of “cow of the home” to keep away evil spirits from her (see fig 3) the third necklace from the top. the child also wears a necklace similar to the hair necklace his mother wore but his necklace hair comes from the brush of his father’s cow. (see fig 3) and it is believed to help with his well being and to chase evil spirits.
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