- Title
- Ubulunga
- Subject
- Ubulunga necklace used by both genders of AbaThembu
- Subject
- Necklace
- Date Issued
- 1961-03-03
- Date
- 1961-03-03
- Date
- 2024-10-23
- Type
- Personal adornment
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/11672
- Identifier
- vital:75995
- Description
- A unique cloth charm necklace adorned with strips of fur from the tail of a heifer cow, known as "inkomo yobulunga" in the isiXhosa-speaking community, holds great cultural significance. In isiXhosa-speaking communities, it is customary for each homestead to possess an inkomo yobulunga for specific purposes. This particular necklace is traditionally worn by girls and women to promote good health. Additionally, boys wear this necklace during the ulwaluko initiation ritual, a significant rite of passage among isiXhosa-speaking communities.
- Description
- Purchased from Mrs Joan Broster
- Description
- Forms part of: Walter Sisulu University Beadwork Collection
- Format
- image/jpeg
- Format
- Digital, JPG file, color
- Language
- English
- Relation
- still image Cloth and tail hair Original is in good condition Walter Sisulu University
- Rights
- Use is limited to online viewing, Physical item and JPG file is available on request for research purposes via zmadyibi@wsu.ac.za
- Rights
- Walter Sisulu University
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