Ndebele Umlinga Kobe 'long Tears'

Umlinga Kobe
Exhibits: Cycle of Life
Tribes: Mpumalanga, Ndebele people
Location: South Africa
Period: 20th Century
Materials: Beads, Strings
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H: 
138.30cm
Width: 
13.50cm
SKU: 
3050

Mothers of the initiates wear Umling Kobe - "Long Tears"- two long narrow strips of beadwork normally attached to a headband or head scarf, when their sons return from initiation. This signifies both their sadness at having lost their boys and their pride in the fact that these youngsters have been transformed into men.

Ndebele Umlinga Kobe 'long Tears'