The Ndebele-tribe
Image: artandframingsolutions.com…The Pedi-tribe
http://www.artandframingsolutions.com/SouthAfricanTribal.htm
On this link you can find more art…..
Click HERE to read more about the Zulu-tribe. The link will open in a new window.
Read more HERE about the Zulu-culture-history. The link will open in a new window.
On THIS LINK you can see videos on the National Geographic’s website about traditional healers, the San people, circumcision……etc. The link will open in a new window.
On THIS LINK you can listen to an African story, called Ununana. The link will open in a new window.
On THIS LINK on my blog, you can read about the San/Khoikhoi people…and about the movie..”The gods must be crazy…” The link will open in a new window.
On this link HERE you can read about African tribes/groups and their culture and festivals/art/language/wildlife/etc. The link will open in a new window.
The Zulu-tribe
This next article in Afrikaans is about the Khoisan-group and their uniqueness…LEES HIER/READ HERE die volledige artikel- in Afrikaans.
Nét Khoisan uniek
ELSABÉ BRITS
24/04/2008 08:03:28 PM – (SA)
DIE Khoisan het aan moederskant (mDNS) die oudste oorlewende takke van die menslike stamboom in hul genetiese samestelling behou.
Dit blyk ook dat die Khoisan tussen 90 000 en 150 000 jaar gelede van die res van die wêreld se bevolking geskei en oor ’n tydperk van duisende jare na Suidelike Afrika gemigreer het – in ’n enkele lang reis. Hulle het tot 40 000 jaar gelede hier in genetiese isolasie geleef.
Dié internasionale, omvattendste opname tot nou toe rakende Afrika se mitochondriese DNS (mDNS word net van ’n ma na al haar kinders oorgedra) is gisteraand deur die Genografiese Projek bekend gemaak.
Die span navorsers het oor die wêreld heen gereis om die mDNS van 624 mense van inheemse bevolkings te versamel om insig te kry oor die vroeë demografiese geskiedenis van die eerste moderne mense. Daar is gevind dié vroeë groepe van Homo sapiens was klein en geïsoleerd van mekaar.
Please click on THIS LINK to see more beautiful beaded armlets, anklets, etc. and the history of the Rain Queens and pictures of them all.
ZULU
The Zulu are the largest ethnic group in South Africa. They are well known for their beautiful brightly colored beads and baskets as well as other small carvings.
The Zulu believe that they are descendents from a chief from the Congo area, and in the 16th century migrated south picking up many of the traditions and customs of the San who also inhabited this South African area. During the 17th and 18th centuries many of the most powerful chiefs made treaties and gave control of the Zulu villages to the British. This caused much conflict because the Zulu had strong patriarchal village government systems so they fought against the British but couldn’t win because of the small strength they possessed. Finally, after much of the Zulu area had been given to the British the Zulu people decided as a whole that they didn’t want to be under British rule and in 1879 war erupted between the British and the Zulu. Though the Zulu succeeded at first they were in 6 months conquered by the British who exiled the Zulu Kings and divided up the Zulu kingdom. In 1906 another Zulu uprising was lead and the Zulu continue to try to gain back what they consider to be their ancient kingdom.
The Zulu believe in a creator god known as Nkulunkulu, but this god does not interact with humans and has no interest in everyday life. Therefore, most Zulus interact on a day to day level with the spirits. In order to interact with the spirits the Zulu must use divination to interact with the ancestors. All misfortune is a result of a evil sorcery or offended spirits, nothing just happens because of natural causes.
If you follow the links I’ve given, you will find more info and on the second link you will also find info on Shaka, the king of the Zulu-tribe.
Ndebele women…image: Kruger2Canyon
Ndebele woman…image: Kruger2Canyon
A traditional Nama Hut..Image: stripedmouse.com/site1_4_1.htm
Nama woman…Image: stripedmouse.com/site1_4_1.htm
Read more here: http://www.stripedmouse.com/site1_4_1.htm
Zulu men demonstrating fighting
Zulu bead workers
Zulu woman busy weaving
Zulu hut
Inside the Zulu hut
Zulu woman in traditional clothes
Last 6 images can be found here: http://www.fiveupfront.com/fuf/pictures/2006africa/2006africa.php
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Help me to understan about the ndlovu(Olifant) people.
hi thuso Olifant
What do you mean about the Olifant people…? I think you will have to search the internet about them. Sorry. If you put in a search “Elephant people” I think you will get want you need. They are also not a “group” of people…it’s more a disease people get and I don’t know of anyone in SA with that kind of disease. You might get them in Africa countries, north of the equator…but not South Africa.