Spray of aloe sticks, worn around neck.
Item
Title
Spray of aloe sticks, worn around neck.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Ornament
Description
Spray of white aloe sticks to be worn around the neck of a young woman transitioning to marriagable age as part of the Efendula initiation ceremony. The spray of aloe sticks would be worn by the woman following the ceremony, who would then play the part of a man. [FHM27/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Aloe; Plant
Tied
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.577
A37/577
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust