The uMhlanga or Reed Dance

Girls in the sibaya

Girls carry bundles of reed into the “sibaya”, the cattle byre, in the residence of the “Ndlovukati” or Queen Mother in Lobamba. The Royal flag is hoisted, indicating the King is in residence.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Wed Sep 02, 1970
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