Tribal Peoples of Southern Africa |
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ancestors ancestral spirits animal skin apron backskirt Bantu Barbara Lynnell Barbara Tyrrell beaded hoops beadwork Bhaca blanket boys bride Bushman Cape carries cattle ceremony chief child circumcision school clad colour custom dance decorated district domba Drakensberg drum European face favourite feathers fringe gala goatskin grass hair head cloth Herero hlonipha Hlubi incwala initiation Inset Khwetha Killie Campbell kraal Kung Lesotho Lovedu Lozi makishi manner marriage married woman medicine mother Mujaji Natal Ndebele necklaces Nguni Ngwane Ntwana ornaments Ovambo Pedi plaited Pondo posed Queen Rain Queen red ochred reed rings ritual river sangoma secret Shaka Shangane shoulder skirt smock Sotho South West Africa Southern Africa spear stick strange style Swazi symbol tikoloshe topknot trading store traditional traditionally Transvaal tribal dress tribe Tsonga typical Valley Tonga veld Venda waist wedding white beads witch witch-doctor women worn Xhosa young Zambezi Zulu Zululand