Mpondo people
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The Mpondo people, or Ama-Mpondo, belong to a kingdom in what is now the Eastern Cape. It was established on the 28th of March 1028 AD when the founder was just 28 years old. The Ama-Mpondo-Nation was
Imfene, a Mpondo Dance Festival, Kennedy Road Shack Settlement, Durban (2008)
Nguni shield
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A Nguni shield is a traditional, pointed oval-shaped, ox or cowhide shield which is used by various ethnic groups among the Nguni people of southern Africa. Currently it is used by diviners or for cer
Various shields of the Xhosa 1. ikhawu with staff 117 cm and hide 95 cm, 1935, Lusikisiki 2. Retainer of chief, with shield, 1870s, Queenstown 3. ikhawu of a diviner, 1948, Mount Frere 4. An early, blunt oval-shaped Xhosa shield, c.1805 5. ikhawu with staff 127 cm and hide 108 cm, 1948, Mount Frere
Swazi dancers with amahawu (singular: ihawu), or personal shields
Zulu man with an igqoka, used during courting
Swazi royals with small, ornamental shields, i.a. associated with Nomkhubulwana ceremonies