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Swazi man's amabutho outfit
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Iziko Museums of South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
isiShweshwe Collection: Contemporary. The Sidvashi (skirt) can be red, maroon or brown isishweshwe, and must be covered by a majobo (lionskin) of leopard, duiker, reed buck or even baboon pelt, worn at the front and rear. In this case the pattern on the isishweshwe is libululu (snake) - the Swazi king's favorite.
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- Title: Swazi man's amabutho outfit
- Creator: Unknown
- Location Created: Swaziland
- Provenance: Juliette Leeb-du Toit Collection, Iziko Soc Hist. J25
- Photographer: David Larsen / Africa Media Online
- Original Source: Iziko Museums of Cape Town
- Rights: Iziko Museums of Cape Town
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