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Traditional Xhosa wedding ceremony, Cape Town

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Some of the horseman who took part in the colourful umkhwelo amahashe ("We go with the horses") ceremony at Langa yesterday. It was part of the three-day wedding celebrations of Miss Beauty Makwela and Mr. Bulumko Msengane.

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Title
Traditional Xhosa wedding ceremony, Cape Town
Creator
Cape Times photographer
Subject
Langa (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Weddings, Township, Traditions, Xhosa (African people), Urbanisation
Description
Some of the horseman who took part in the colourful umkhwelo amahashe ("We go with the horses") ceremony at Langa yesterday. It was part of the three-day wedding celebrations of Miss Beauty Makwela and Mr. Bulumko Msengane.
Publisher
University of Cape Town. Libraries
Contributor
Date
07/01/1972
Type
Format
black-and-white-photographs, Still image, Image/jpeg
Identifier
islandora:15859
Source
va_independent_S1D_004.jpg, S1D Rituals + Dances
Language
Relation
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Rights
Copyright held by Independent Newspapers. For information about acquiring a copy and/or permission to reproduce an image, please email argpix@inl.co.za

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