Swati Maidens In Traditional Attire and Beaded Accessories For Reed Dance Festival 2019


Maidens rehearsing their dance moves.
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Nice modern Venda outfit.

Beaded veiled head band, necklace, crop top, skirt and leg beads.

Mitchell Mhlanga, stepped out in her African traditional attire for Africa Day. The “Nguni” beauty, took off her Ghana Kente clothes revealing her South African roots and tradition in the spirit of one Africa. #AfricaDay

Reed dance is a monthly festival in Eswatini that takes place every first week in September. It’s a celebration of virginity and morality. It’s also a time were the King takes a wife from among the maidens.

Maiden doing the Zulu dance at the reed dance festival.

What are Krobo Beads? Krobo beads are colourful beads made by the Ashanti and Krobo tribes of Ghana from recycled glass. 1. The glass is ground, using a mortar and pestle, into fine powder. 2. Ceramic powder is then added to the sieved powder glass. This ceramic powder determines the base colour of the beads….