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Figure 1 - This is Inkwenkwe, a young boy looking after
the lamb.
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Figure
2 - This is a boy heading cows, wearing attire that is incorporated with goat
skin.
Inkwenkwe is the third stage of the Xhosa man milestone I
will be discussing. it refers to a boy from 6 – 13 years.
Boys make the most of their boyhood roaming many miles along
the country side, looking after livestock (see fig 1) in particular they learn
everything is there to learn about the natural environment, names and kinds of
birds, names of animals and their behaviour, kinds of wood, which are the
strong, names of trees, which are the sticks good for hunting. you can make a
simply distinction of a boy by a care free attitude and by wearing less
clothing which is particularly a skirt made out of a goat skin (see fig 2), he
may always carry a stick showing that he is responsible for heading livestock.
I will be looking at his young life story to narrate pieces of jewellery that
will signify his status as a boy.
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