Beads as regulating the social life of the Zulu and Swazi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2138222 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Regina G Twala (University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1951 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 113-123 |
| Publication date | 1951-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0184 • E-ISSN: 1469-2872 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00020185108706847 |
| OpenAlex | W2084990107 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
SYNOPSIS Very little has been written on the subject of beads among the Bantu. The following information has been collected from the Swazi of Swaziland Protectorate, and Zulu of eMangwaneni, Bergville, Natal. All facts are from personal observation and conversation with the people of these tribes, in their own environment. Regulating the social life of the Zulu and Swazi, beads are here treated as social sanctions of social codes; as tokens of love between young people in different tribes. The literature of beads with vocabulary is given, and colours and designs explained. Beads as decorations for status, and rank are discussed. Finally how to decipher bead patterns is explained
Archaeology · Bantu languages · Bead · Colonialism · Ethnology · Linguistics · Protectorate · Social life · Sociology · Subject (documents · Xhosa · Zulu · Anthropology · Computer Science · Gender Studies · History · Philosophy · South African History and Culture
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Costume and Identity
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1966 - 2020 (55) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |