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African Traditional Pottery African Water vessel. A ceramic jar which is worn by women on their backs to fetch water from wells and springs and then to store it in their homes. Ouadhias culture. Great Kabylia, Algeria Azande Vessel - Africa, Angola Nupe Vessel - Africa,Nigeria Water jug from the Jerma tribe - Niger Two Samburu girls dressed in her traditional beaded necklaces and headress at a dance. Ol Malo, Laikipia, Kenya African beer pot Nigerian pottery vessel Yellow Hornbill Kruger National Park
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AfriKhA - Zulu Woman by Karl Rudhyn (2023) The Zulu (Zulu: amaZulu) are a Bantu ethnic group of Southern Africa and the largest ethnic group in South Africa, with an estimated 10–12 million people living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Small numbers also live in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique. With the music : AFRICAN ZULU TRADITIONAL MUSIC youtu.be/EWYtUtbfvZc AfriKhA - A new creative Series by Karl Rudhyn during this 2023 About Africa, its Tribes, Nature, Culture And Colors.
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A selection of photos from across the African continent this week.
Zulu dancer, South Africa
MOST BEAUTIFUL ZULU STYLES have a really unique taste in styles and design and as the main headquarters of Africa, it just keeps getting creative with it. The world has really turned into a fashion parade and is sure you do not want to be the odd one out.
Die Bilder des Tages führen durch die ganze Welt – und erzählen mal von großen, mal von kleinen Dingen.
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Beads and beadwork have been an important part of the culture of southeast Africa for hundreds of years, perhaps for millennia. They have be...
Portrait of Zulu men in traditional dress. Lesedi Cultural Village near Johannesburg South Africa.
We visited the area around Durban which is in the Zulu part of South Africa. We also had the opportunity to go into schools and orphanages
Anglo-Zulu War, decisive six-month war in 1879 in Southern Africa, resulting in British victory over the Zulus. During the second half of the 19th century, the British were interested in Zululand for several reasons, including their desire for the Zulu population to provide labour in the diamond
MOST BEAUTIFUL ZULU STYLES have a really unique taste in styles and design and as the main headquarters of Africa, it just keeps getting creative with it. The world has really turned into a fashion parade and is sure you do not want to be the odd one out.
Zulu Reed Dance Ceremony. Once a year, in the heart of South Africa's Kingdom of the Zulu, thousands of people make the long journey to one of His Majesty’s, the King of the Zulu nation's royal residence at KwaNyokeni Palace. Here, in Nongoma, early every September month, young Zulu maidens will take part in a colourful cultural festival, the Royal Reed Dance festival - or Umkhosi woMhlanga in the Zulu language. Steeped in the history of the rise of the Zulu kingdom under the great King Shaka, the Reed Dance festival has been tirelessly celebrated by countless generations, and attracts thousands of visitors from throughout the country and from across the world. A dignified traditional ceremony, the Reed Dance festival is at same time a vibrant, festive occasion, which depicts the rich cultural heritage of the Kingdom of the Zulu and celebrates the proud origin of the Zulu people. The Reed Dance is also a celebration of the Zulu nation and performs the essential role of unifying nation and the king, who presides over the ceremony. The festival takes its name from the riverbed reeds, which are the central focus of this four-day event. The reed-sticks are carried in a procession by thousands of young maidens who are invited to the King's palace each year. More than 10 000 maidens, from various communities throughout the province of KwaZulu- Natal, take part in the Reed Dance ceremony, with the rest of the Zulu nation helping them to celebrate their preparation for womanhood. It is a great honour for the young women to be invited to take part in the Reed Dance ceremony, and its also a source of great dignity and pride for their families and communities. According to Zulu traditon, only virgins are permitted to take part in the festival to ensure that they are ritually 'pure'. The Reed Dance festival is a solemn occasion for the young women, but also an opportunity to show off their singing, dancing and beadwork, the fruits of many months of excitement and preparation. As the Reed Dance ceremony begins, the young women prepare to form a procession led by the chief princess. One of the daughters of the Zulu King is also the leader of the group of maidens as they go through this important rite of passage. Each maiden carries a reed which has been cut by the riverbed and it symbolizes the power that is vested in nature. The reeds reflect a deep mythical connection with origin of the Zulu people, where, tradition tells us, the original ancestor emerged from a reed bed. And still, today an expectant hush falls on the crowd as the chief princess is the first to choose a reed. Shouts of joy and celebration greet her as the reed remains intact, and, with bated breath, each of the young women takes it in turn to choose a reed. Accompanied by jubilant singing and dancing, the stately procession winds its way up the hill to the palace entrance where the king awaits, flanked by his royal regiment. As leader of the group of young women, the chief Princess kneels down before the king and presents him with a reed to mark the occasion, before joining the young women in a joyful dance of tribute to the king.
