Xhosa Bling.

https://babalorozani.blogspot.com/2019/09/unomgcana.html Unomgcana:  Figure 1 - Unomgcana (a newly married man) on his wedding day (refe...

https://babalorozani.blogspot.com/2019/09/umfana.html Umfana:      Figure 1 - This is a xhosa man wearing several necklaces, (iphoc...

Ikrwala: Figure 1 - This is Ikrwala (a little unimportant man) he is wearing a western style outfit and he is smeared with red ochre...

https://babalorozani.blogspot.com/2019/09/umkhwetha.html Umkhwetha: (I nitiate of manhood) Figure 1 - This is an Umkhwetha an initiat...

https://babalorozani.blogspot.com/2019/09/inkwenkwe.html Inkwenkwe:  Figure 1 -  This is Inkwenkwe, a young boy looking after the la...

Inkulu: ( first born boy of the family) Figure 1 - This is Inkulu the first born son of the family. Figure 2 -  Siblings, the old...

https://babalorozani.blogspot.com/2019/09/izibulo.html izibulo: (first born child) Figure 1 - This is a first born child ...

Unomgcana: newly married man. This is Unomgcana (a newly married man.) on his wedding day with his newly wedded wife(umakot...

Umfana. (a young man.) this is Umfana (a young man) he is wearing a beaded headband, several necklaces, one particular long turquo...

https://babalorozani.blogspot.com/2019/08/umkhwetha.html Umkhwetha. This is a Umkhwetha an initiate in training. he has a shaved hea...

inkwenkwe : a boy. This is inkwenkwe, a young boy looking after the a lamb. (figure 1) This is a boy heading cows, wearing at...

Inkulu. this is Inkulu the first born son of the family wearing distinctive adornments that separates him from other boys or his sibli...

Izibulo. This is a first born child of a family, Umntwana.(figure 1) This is a young mother wearing a necklace of small round lengt...

Xhosa  social and cultural issues influencing contemporary jewellery. MAXHOSA BY LADUMA is a South African knitwear brand founded in...

Traditional accessories. Traditional fabric iBayi. Beaded in the traditional Xhosa colours of white, black, blue and red. ...

Xhosa artwork. Xhosa   bead work , like all African  art , is steeped in symbolism and meaning. ... Historically, bead work  played ...