An iNtfwasa graduation Ceremony in 1972 - Day 2
An initiate, who has just been immersed in water during which she “died” is carried ashore and laid down. A white cloth is draped over her indicating that she is dead. Later she will be “resurrected” as a fully qualified sangoma or traditional healer.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sun Nov 26, 1972