- Title
- Umgangxo womfana
- Description
- The intricately beaded body harness is worn by young men from the abaThembu subcultural group, a subset within the isiXhosa-speaking community. This traditional garment features a metal-encased mirror embellished with long bead streamers and is typically worn during the entlombeni dance. Crafted with meticulous care, the harness incorporates tin, glass mirror, beads, and pink wool pompoms and prominently features the use of yellow and green beads, symbolising fertility and the promise of new life.
- Description
- Purchased from Mrs Joan Broster
- Description
- Forms part of: Walter Sisulu University Beadwork Collection
- Date
- 1955-03-03, 2024-10-23
- Subject
- Beadwork
- Subject
- Body harness
- Type
- Personal adornment
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/11575
- Identifier
- vital:75986
- Format
- image/jpeg, Digital, JPG file, color
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Beadwork Beads, pearl buttons and black pearls Original is in good condition Walter Sisulu University
- Rights
- Use is limited to online viewing, Physical item and JPG file is available on request for research purposes via zmadyibi@wsu.ac.za, Walter Sisulu University
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