INdlovukazi Umama Symbol

INDLOVUKAZI UMAMA

Ezizweni eziningi zase-Afrika, indlovukazi umama wayenamalungelo afanayo nenkosi. Ngokuvamile ezindabeni ezibalulekile izwi lakhe laliwujuqu, lisebenza okufanayo endabeni yokukhetha inkosi entsha. Ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile, wayengathatha imisebenzi yenkosi ngemva kokufa kwayo.

Umama wendlovukazi wayebhekwa njengonina wawo wonke amakhosi ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso wegama, kuphela kwezinye izimo wayeba unina wenkosi. Kungaba udadewabo, u-anti, noma yiliphi elinye ilungu lomndeni wasebukhosini okwazile ukuthatha lesi sikhundla. Ngokuvamile, inkosazana, eyayingavunyelwe ukushada ngenxa yokuzalwa kwayo okuhle, yayibizwa ngokuthi indlovukazi-umama. Wayevunyelwe ukuba nezingane ezizalwa ngaphandle komshado, kamuva ezazingase zithathe isikhundla esiphakeme ngisho nesikhundla esiphakeme sikahulumeni.

Njengomthetho, umama wendlovukazi wayenamandla amakhulu, enezindawo ezinkulu zokuhlala kanye nempahla yakhe. Wavunyelwa ukuba azikhethele abathandi noma abayeni abaningi, abavame, njengesibonelo, embusweni waseLuanda, etholakala endaweni yaseCongo, ebizwa ngokusemthethweni ngokuthi abashadile (abafazi).

1. Inhloko yethusi yendlovukazi-umama waseBenin yasendulo. Nguye kuphela owayevunyelwe ukugqoka isigqoko esinjalo. Izimpawu zomhlatshelo zibonakala ngokucacile ebunzini lakhe.

2. Imaski yendlovukazi yezinyo lendlovu nayo ivela eBenin, kodwa mhlawumbe ingeyenkathi yakamuva. Kukholomu yakhe kanye nesehlokweni, izithombe ezenziwe ngesitayela zamakhanda amaPutukezi ziyabonakala. U-Oba (inkosi) wayefaka isifihla-buso esinjalo ebhandeni, kanjalo ebonisa ilungelo lakhe elikhethekile lokuhwebelana nabantu bakwamanye amazwe. Izimpawu zomhlatshelo ezijwayelekile ziyabonakala esiphongweni.

3. Lesi isithombe esithembekile sombusi oyedwa ovela embusweni we-Ifa eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeNigeria. Imigqa enqamula bonke ubuso izibazi zama-tattoo, uphawu lobuhle nesikhundla, noma iveli ebusweni eyenziwe ngemicu yobuhlalu.

Umthombo: "Izimpawu zase-Afrika" ​​Heike Ovuzu