The uMhlanga or Reed Dance
The “Bantwabenkosi” (Daughters of the King, wearing red “ligwalagwala” feathers in their hair) lead a group of girls carrying bundles of reed during the “uMhlanga” ceremony, to the “Ndlovukati” or Queen Mother's residence in Lobamba Royal Village.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Sep 03, 1973