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Portrait proudly Xhosa teenage wearing cultural clothing holding stick

South Africa, Eastern Cape, young Xhosa men undergoing Ulwaluko, the traditional manhood initiation ritual in their bush camp.

Men dance and sing to welcome back Xhosa boys, as they return from their manhood ceremony on December 24 in Hopedale in Eastern Cape Province, South...

Traditional Xhosa manhood ceremony in Hopedale, South Africa

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Close up tween girl wearing traditional hat and beaded necklace

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Portrait African woman in traditional wear and ceremonial make up

Women cook over open fire after a cow has been slaughtered as Xhosa boys return from their manhood ceremony on December 25 in Hopedale in Eastern...

Traditional Xhosa manhood ceremony in Hopedale, South Africa

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Close up Xhosa teenage wearing cultural clothing

Young Xhosa boys, their faces smeared with clay as part of a manhood ritual, stand on the side of the N2 highway July 9, 2001 Mdantsane outside East...

Xhosa Boys Undertake Manhood Rituals

Mandela's wife Graca performs a traditional Xhosa celebratory dance, at the ceremony to restore the Mandela clan chieftaincy, in Mandela's natal...

South Africa - Ceremonies - Restoration of Mandela Chieftaincy

Xhosa boys go through a manhood ceremony in a rural area in Tshatshu, Eastern Cape, South Africa. They were earlier circumcised and are now taught...

Manhood ceremony in South Africa

Young Xhosa boys practice traditional stickfighting during a manhood ritual by the N2 highway July 9, 2001in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape Province, South...

Xhosa Boys Undertake Manhood Rituals

xhosa ulwaluko ceremony - traditional xhosa ceremony stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Xhosa Ulwaluko Ceremony

The bride, Tando Mabunu arrives for the church ceremony, escorted by her uncle. Tando's parents had passed away, so her Uncle gave her away for the...

South Africa - Mandela Wedding

German South-West Africa, Xhosa people. Traditional dance before the circumcision ceremony - probably in the 1910s

German South-West Africa, Xhosa people. Traditional dance before the circumcision ceremony - probably in the 1910s

Young Xhosa men undergo the traditional initiation ceremony or 'Abakwetha' near Qunu, Nelson Mandela's childhood home. They are a common sight during...

Xhosa Initiation Ceremony

Luxolo Mkwelo a Xhosa boy goes to wash off the clay from his body, which will symbolize the start of a new life, as he goes through the traditional...

Xhosa Boys Go Through Manhood Rituals

Xhosa boys walk along a road and sing traditional manhood songs as they go through a traditional manhood ceremony on August 20, 2000 in Bisho, in the...

Xhosa Boys Go Through Manhood Rituals

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

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Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

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Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

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Mandla Mandela during his wedding to French bride Anais Grimaud at the Mvezo Royal Palace on March 20, 2010 in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

First Lady Thobeka Madiba, wife of president Jacob Zuma arrives at Mandla Mandela's wedding to French bride Anais Grimaud at the Mvezo Royal Palace...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Duduzile Zuma and Thobeka Madiba with Mandla Mandela and his French wife Anais Grimaud during their traditional wedding at the Mvezo Royal Palace on...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Mandla Mandela and his French wife Anais Grimaud during their traditional wedding at the Mvezo Royal Palace on March 20, 2010 in Eastern Cape, South...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

French wife Anais Grimaud of Mandla Mandela during their traditional wedding at the Mvezo Royal Palace on March 20, 2010 in Eastern Cape, South...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

French wife Anais Grimaud of Mandla Mandela during their traditional wedding at the Mvezo Royal Palace on March 20, 2010 in Eastern Cape, South...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Thobeka Madiba with Mandla Mandela and his French wife Anais Grimaud during their traditional wedding at the Mvezo Royal Palace on March 20, 2010 in...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

French wife Anais Grimaud of Mandla Mandela during their traditional wedding at the Mvezo Royal Palace on March 20, 2010 in Eastern Cape, South...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Duduzile Zuma and Thobeka Madiba with Mandla Mandela and his French wife Anais Grimaud during their traditional wedding at the Mvezo Royal Palace on...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

French wife Anais Grimaud of Mandla Mandela during their traditional wedding at the Mvezo Royal Palace on March 20, 2010 in Eastern Cape, South...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Mandla Mandela and his French wife Anais Grimaud during their traditional wedding at the Mvezo Royal Palace on March 20, 2010 in Eastern Cape, South...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Mandla Mandela and his French wife Anais Grimaud during their traditional wedding at the Mvezo Royal Palace on March 20, 2010 in Eastern Cape, South...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Mandla Mandela and his French wife Anais Grimaud during their traditional wedding at the Mvezo Royal Palace on March 20, 2010 in Eastern Cape, South...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Traditional dancers entertain guests at chief Mandla Mandela's wedding to French bride Anais Grimaud at the Mvezo Royal Palace on March 20, 2010 in...

Chief Mandla Mandela Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of a young boy from the Xhosa tribe attending his traditional initiation school in Libode in...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Sibongile Khumalo A picture taken on November 20, 2009 of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the...

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Sibongile Khumal

Group of recently circumcised boys from the Xhosa tribe are seen together in a traditional hut on October 8, 2003 in rural Transkei, South Africa....

Traditional Xhosa initiate Khanyisile Mapope , 18 years old, walks with a man through a field during a traditional initiation process, in a rural hut...

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Traditional Xhosa initiate Khanyisile Mapope , 18 years old, walks through a fild during a traditional initiation process, in a rural hut on July 13,...

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Traditional Xhosa initiates Fezikhaya Tselane , 20 years old, and doctor Sonwabile Madibela , 23 years old, rest by the fire during a traditional...

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Traditional Xhosa initiate Khanyisile Mapope , 18 years old, walks through the bush during a traditional initiation process, in a rural hut on July...

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Picture taken on July 13, 2017 shows a detail of a traditional accessory worn by traditional Xhosa initiate Khanyisile Mapope. 18 years old, during a...

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Picture taken on July 13, 2017 shows a detail of a traditional accessory worn by traditional Xhosa initiate Fezikhaya Tselane, 20 years old, during a...

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Traditional Xhosa initiates, Fezikhaya Tselane , 20 years old, and Khanyisile Mapope , 18 years old, sit down covered with blankets during a...

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Traditional Xhosa initiate Fezikhaya Tselane, 20 years old, applies traditional white clay for skin protection during his traditional initiation...

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Traditional Xhosa initiates Fezikhaya Tselane , 20 years old and Khanyisile Mapope 18 years old, look out a door during a traditional initiation...

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Traditional Xhosa initiate Fezikhaya Tselane , 20 years old, performs rituals during a traditional initiation process, in a rural hut on July 13,...

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Traditional Xhosa initiates Fezikhaya Tselane , 20 years old, and Khanyisile Mapope 18 years old, perform rituals during a traditional initiation...

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