Blue Basotho Traditional Blanket With Cone Straw Hat


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Umemulo ceremony, is the coming of age of a young girl to womanhood. And this happens when she turns 21. There are certain rituals that come with this event, but the final day comes with a lot of dancing and fanfare.

The Xibelani skirt is usually worn by the Tsonga (Vatsonga) people who reside in Southern Mozambique and South Africa (Limpopo and Mpumalanga). They speak Xitsonga, a Southern Bantu language. The xibelani dance (Shibelani, Shibelana, Shibelane) is an indigenous dance of the Tsonga women. The name “Xibelani” comes from the native Xitsonga language and which can…

Beautiful traditional attire.



Bride in pink Xitsonga dress with Doek. Groom in Tsonga shirt with brown trousers.