Azaghvana E-Book 2003 - Flipbook - Page 377
Objects only worn by males
Objects worn on the head:
Plate 56a: KBA – worn by ngwa kwalanglanga, ngwa yiye and bak zalika
Kba – helmet worn for war, traditional dances and funerals. Made
of sorrel fibre, plaited/woven inside, the outside is cotton weave,
and ram’s beard for plumage. War helmets were part of the dress
code during dzum zugune and were worn by the ngwa
kwalanglanga, the ngwa yiye and the bak zalika.
Plate 56b: KWATAMA – worn by men anticipating dzum zugune
Kwatama – headdress made of cow- or bull-hide. Decorated
with beads, a knob on top and a circular rope about the head.
Two flaps on the side and small flaps on the back. Was worn
by keen young men who had not yet started dzum zugune
while dancing at the place Sarara. The rope difirfira (a) went
around kwatama.
Objects worn over neck, chest and shoulders:
Plate 57a: HAMTIWE – worn by ngwa hamtiwe
Hamtiwe – several branches of leaves of the hamtiwe plant (a
Vitaceae variety), with the fruits hanging over the chest, were
worn around the neck by the first stage initiates of dzum zugune
called ngwa hamtiwe, meaning they were wearing hamtiwe. They
also wore ropes of speargrass weed (tharɗe), and crotal bells
(khwa khwa) around the waist (see Plate 57b and 57c). See the
illustrations of the two additional objects below for more detail.
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